COLORADO BILL WOULD LET “DUPED DADS” OFF THE HOOK

The example giving is that of twins born to a family. The man divorced years later and discovered he isn’t the father. By then, the twins are six. At the end, the story touches on the tragedy of these kids finding out this isn’t their father, and now there’s a battle to cut off support. From the story: Arnie Goldstein, associate director of the Excelsior Youth Center in Aurora, sees the devastation caused when fathers remove themselves from their children's lives - regardless of the blood tie. "Whoever raises the kid is the father," he said.

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