Paris ( CNN ) -- Former French justice minister Rachida Dati is launching a paternity suit Tuesday against a French businessman she claims is the father of her daughter , an attorney for the businessman confirmed . In the case filed at a Versailles court , Dati formally identifies Dominique Desseigne as the biological father of Zohra , who was born in 2009 . But the 68-year-old president of the Lucien BarriÃ¨re casino group , which owns the luxurious Le Fouquet 's hotel , refuses to take a paternity test to confirm or exclude him as the father , and alleges that he was not Dati 's only lover in the year her daughter was conceived . Dati , 46 , served as justice minister in former President Nicolas Sarkozy 's government from 2007-2009 . She is now a deputy of the European Parliament and mayor of Paris ' posh 7th arrondissement . In a weekend interview with the French newspaper Le Monde , Desseigne 's lawyer , MichÃ¨le Cahen , alleges that Dati had up to eight lovers in the year Zohra was conceived . Cahen confirmed his comments to CNN Monday . The list allegedly includes Sarkozy 's brother , a Qatari attorney-general , a television broadcaster and a former Spanish prime minister . `` I will not give in to this because I behaved correctly and I have nothing to be reproached for , '' the newspaper quoted Desseigne as telling friends , referring to his right to refuse a paternity test . Dati 's attorneys did not immediately return calls for comment from CNN . Her pregnancy in 2008 was shrouded in deep mystery after she refused to reveal the father 's identity , with whom she did not pursue a relationship . Last month , a French newspaper revealed that Dati would file a paternity case against Desseigne . In Le Monde 's article , a friend of Desseigne explained that the businessman did not want a child with Dati and broke off the relationship in 2008 , after which Dati allegedly sent him threatening letters and demanded money from him . Cahen told CNN that the Versailles court is expected to deliver its verdict in the next month on whether Desseigne will be legally obliged to take a DNA test .
Dati says Desseigne is the father of her daughter , who was born in 2009 . Desseigne says he was n't Dati 's only boyfriend at that time . The head of the La Barriere casino group refuses to take a DNA test . Dati now serves as a European Parliament deputy and mayor of a Paris district .