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by seanmcdirmid 810 days ago
Your resources are limited, DNA tests aren’t free and doing the footwork takes labor. The claim is evaluated, triaged, and then prioritized.

If we put more resources into the system, throwing caution to the wind is much more likely.

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I'm not sure what you mean about throwing more resources into the system, but as regards the DNA evidence, in this specific circumstances just asking the fraud "What's your Dad's name?" was sufficient. No expensive DNA test needed