She's already mom to daughters Phoenix, 12, and Angel, 4, whose father is Eddie Murphy (who initially refused to take a DNA test to prove paternity.)

A Florida judge had to order blood tests performed to prove paternity before he could rule in Ms. Nichols Kane's favor.

But if she was after some form of blood recognition or compensation, why not go through a DNA test to prove paternity?

The inability to prove paternity of a child biologically may also have contributed to the absence or ambiguity in the Constitution regarding a child's rights to relationship with his or her father.

So to prove paternity, samples of Larry Hillblom's DNA were needed.

A judge ordered DNA tests to prove paternity.

A paternity test is conducted to prove paternity, that is, whether a man is the biological father of another individual.

That proves paternity, doesn't it?

The judge, Peter E. Corning, said it would be a "leap of faith" to assume that the woman, Katherine Eckstadt, is Mr. Bench's daughter, since no document proving paternity was presented.

DNA testing is relatively novel here, never before used to prove paternity in court.