- Chris Lewis, 68, of London, is suing his ex-wife Nicola, 48, for deception
- TV boss believed Charlie, 19, was his and paid maintenance after divorce
- But two years ago a devastating DNA test revealed he was not the father
- Mr Lewis believes teenager was born out of affair months after his wedding
By
Jack Crone: A top
television producer is suing his ex-wife for more than £300,000,
claiming that she lied to him about being the father of her son.
Chris
Lewis, 68, has brought the unusual court case against 48-year-old
former wife Nicola over the child he helped raise as his own for 17
years.
In
court documents he claims Mrs Lewis had sex with another man only a few
months into their marriage, but did not tell him. She had a child –
Charlie, now 19 – as a result but led him to believe the boy was his, he
argues.
DNA tests
now prove that Charlie is not his biological son, he says, and as a
result of the deception he suffered loss and damages – and wants
compensation totalling £322,400.
The
claim, made in documents before the High Court in London, says that the
pair married in October 1994 and that Mrs Lewis gave birth to Charlie
in March 1996. The couple separated in May 1999.
Although
Charlie subsequently lived with his mother, Mr Lewis says he ‘would see
him regularly and make financial contributions towards his maintenance
and advancement’.