Some Leading Benefits of Latin (and Classical) Studies. You don't just read about Seneca or Caesar; you read the words of Seneca and Caesar themselves. You don't just speak your own modern language unreflectively, but you learn where much of it came from, after actually seeing the contents and the workings of one of its greatest sources.
Every state has some version of a statute of frauds. A statute of frauds is a law that deems certain types of oral contracts unenforceable unless there's a writing that evidences the agreement. The writing doesn't need to be a formal, written contract.
Fraud is a criminal act done to secure unfair gain; in most cases when fraud is discovered, the victims of fraud are compensated and they stop paying-but that is not what happens in these paternity cases. Most of the time the men involved have absolutely no recourse whatsoever.