Child's name not enough basis for DNA test, court rules

A scientist analyzing DNA results. [Getty Images]

"What's in a name?" "A rose by any other name would smell as sweet." William Shakespeare uses this line in his play 'Romeo and Juliet' to convey the message that what someone is called does not change who they are.

That seems to be the logic a judge applied in a child upkeep case when he ruled that the court cannot presume that a child was born out of wedlock because of their name.