Misattributed paternity is also referred to as false paternity, illegitimacy, nonpaternity or paternity fraud, though the latter term suggests that the misattribution was deliberate rather than accidental.
Misattributed paternity is also referred to as nonpaternity, paternal discrepancy or false paternity. Although it is sometimes referred to as paternity fraud, this suggests that the misattribution was deliberate rather than accidental.