A woman who conned her former husband into believing he was the father of her IVF baby has been ordered to pay £39,000 in damages.
The businesswoman, who can not be identified for legal reasons, carried out “six years of deception” on her ex-partner, the High Court heard.
The man said the boy, now nine, was five when she told him the truth.
The lecturer had claimed the child was created without his knowledge with the use of sperm from a former boyfriend.
He was said to have suffered considerable distress when he found out the truth.
Judge Deborah Taylor made the ruling following a hearing of the evidence at Central London County Court.
The woman had told the court said there was “no merit” in the damages claim, saying she had always believed her former husband was aware he was “not necessarily” the boy’s father.
She was ordered to pay the damages, plus interest.
Source: BBC