“Gypsy Rose Blanchard’s Estranged Husband Pursues DNA Test to Verify Baby’s Paternity””
Gypsy Rose Blanchard has announced her pregnancy just months after a newly freed inmate was let out in December 2023 for serving seven years of a 10-year sentence for second-degree murder in her mother’s death, Clauddine ‘Dee Dee’ Blanchard.
Blanchard got married to Ryan Anderson in July 2022 during her incarceration. Though she seemed to be with him after release, she broke up after three months. Blanchard reunited with her former boyfriend, Ken Urker, who is believed to be the father of the baby she is expecting.
However, he admitted in a recent TikTok livestream that he has been advised to take a paternity test. “I have to get a DNA test. I don’t have a choice,” he shared, visibly not too comfortable with the entire situation. “The way the timeline matches up — I don’t think it’s mine, but I don’t know. The DNA test is going to prove it,” Anderson said.
Louisiana State Law further complicates the matter by stating that Anderson must be named as the father of the baby if it is born before the divorce proceedings are complete unless otherwise proven through a paternity test. This type of law is in place to ensure that a child receives legal support from at least one parent.
Louisiana attorney Beau Brock stated that the state’s paternity laws are intended to ensure that every child has both a father and a mother to care for them. He explained that while the law presumes paternity, this assumption can be challenged and overturned with DNA evidence.
The news came just months after Blanchard and Urker celebrated the upcoming arrival with a gender reveal party, announcing they’re expecting a girl. Blanchard shared on Instagram, “Ken and I are over the moon and are so excited to start our family.”
The development adds another chapter to Blanchard’s complex life story, which has been in public attention due to its unusual turns of events.
