v. Craig in October 2012, intentional misrepresentation of paternity was recognized by a unanimous Tennessee Supreme Court in Hodge v. Craig, a case where the mother intentionally lied to a man about who the father of the child was. Based on the mother's assurances the couple married but later divorced. The plaintiff dutifully paid child support including medical insurance for the child. Based on physical differences between himself and the child he obtained a tissue sample and confirmed his suspicions. Damages were awarded in compensation for child support paid for 15 years. The court's decision was based on the common law remedy of intentional misrepresentation; the court distinguished the award of damages from a retroactive modification of child support. The action was for damages; it was not a suit to disestablish paternity. See also Medical DNA paternity testing Medical ethics DNA profiling Non-paternity event Genealogical DNA test Reproductive rights Legal Equitable fatherhood Lord Mansfield's Rule Paternity (law) U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child Reproductive coercion Putative father registry Sperm theft Social Shared parenting Fathers' rights movement References External links Child support Fathers' rights Family law Fraud Reproductive rights Fraud