According to reports (reporter Weiwei Wang, correspondent Jing Li), after raising his son for several years, Mr. Wang found out that the child was not biologically his. Enraged, he filed a lawsuit against his ex-wife, Ms. Li. It was reported yesterday that the Second Intermediate People's Court made a final ruling that Ms. Li should compensate Mr. Wang 30,000 yuan for child support and 50,000 yuan for mental distress.
In 2002, shortly after their marriage, Mr. Wang and Ms. Li had a son named Xiaoming (a pseudonym). In 2009, they divorced by agreement, stipulating that Xiaoming would be raised by Ms. Li and Mr. Wang would pay her 400 yuan per month in child support until Xiaoming turned 18. They also agreed on the division of their joint property, after which Mr. Wang regularly paid the child support as agreed.
In June this year, DNA paternity testing proved that there was no blood relation between Mr. Wang and Xiaoming. In July, Mr. Wang sued the first instance court, claiming that he had unknowingly raised another person’s child for several years, causing him great economic and psychological harm. He demanded the return of 50,000 yuan in child support and interest, compensation of 100,000 yuan for mental distress, and requested to revoke the terms regarding property distribution in the divorce agreement for redivision.
The Second Intermediate People's Court ruled that after Xiaoming's birth, Mr. Wang not only contributed financially but also emotionally invested in Xiaoming's upbringing. Unknowingly, he had been raising Ms. Li's biological child, and upon discovering that he had no blood relation to Xiaoming, it must have caused him significant emotional damage. The first-instance judgment appropriately determined that Ms. Li should compensate Mr. Wang for child support and provide damages for mental distress, which was in line with legal regulations and reasonable in amount, hence the decision was upheld.