A devoted dad has discovered the three sons he had raised for more than 20 years were not his when doctors told him he had been infertile since birth.

Now Richard Mason’s ex-wife has been ordered to pay him £250,000 to him but is allowed her to keep the identity of the real father a secret.

Devastated Mr Mason had no idea he wasn’t the boys’ biological dad until two years ago when he was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis.

The inherited disease prevents male sufferers from fathering children naturally and DNA tests confirmed beyond doubt that he had no biological link to his eldest son, now 23, and his 19-year-old twins.


Richard, with new wife Emma, raised his boys for more than 20 years (Image: Facebook)
Doctors at Liverpool's Broadgreen Hospital confirmed Mr Mason had been infertile since birth (Image: Liverpool Echo)

Mr Mason believes that the same man fathered all three boys during an on/off four-year affair his wife Kate, 54, embarked on in the late 1990s.

But she only confessed to the adultery in 2016, ten years on from their divorce, when he confronted her about the children’s paternity.

It is not known if Mrs Mason’s former lover is aware he is the real father.

Devastated Mr Mason had no idea he wasn’t the boys’ biological dad until two years ago when he was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis
DNA tests confirmed beyond doubt that he had no biological link to his eldest son, now 23, and his 19-year-old twins
The case, reported in the Mail on Sunday today, came to light when Mr Mason launched a legal bid to claw back some of the £4 million divorce settlement his wife received, as well as suing her for paternity fraud.

As a result, two of the boys have since broken off contact with him.

Mr Mason, now happily remarried to Emma, launched a legal bid to claw back some of the £4 million divorce settlement from his wife (Image: North Wales Live WS)

Last night, Mr Mason, 55, a co-founder of internet comparison site MoneySupermarket.com, said that discovering the boys were not his own left his life in pieces.

“You don’t know what’s real and what isn’t – it’s as if I’m living in The Matrix,” he said.

His solicitor Roger Terrell said: “We understand that it’s a legal first because there has never been a divorce financial settlement set aside in such emotive circumstances.”

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/dad-found-out-sons-raised-13819040

and now:

Millionaire Who Found Out His 3 Children Weren’t His – Offers Reward To Reveal The Real Father

A millionaire is to offer a reward to unmask the real father of three boys he was duped for 20 years into thinking were his. Richard Mason, 55, plans to write a book revealing how he was tricked by ex-wife Kate, who has been told to pay him £250,000 for her deception.



He is said to be in torment and wants her on-off lover and the real father to come forward “for the sake of the boys”.

His new wife, Emma, 46, told The Sun: “Richard is hoping to write a book. In it he will offer a financial reward to anyone who can identify the real father.”

Richard, co-founder of moneysupermarket.com, divorced Kate in 2006. He gave her a £4million settlement and paid her £3,000 a month to help bring up the boys.

But two years ago he discovered he had lung disorder cystic fibrosis and had been infertile all his life.


Ex-wife Kate, now 54, confessed she had had an on-off affair but refused to name her lover.

DNA tests confirmed Richard was not the father of their 19-year-old twin boys although their eldest, now 23, refused to take part.

He also won a court battle to get her to return £250,000 of the divorce settlement.

Richard, who now lives with Emma in Rhos-on-Sea, Conwy, is also calling for routine DNA testing of babies to prevent paternity disputes in future.

Kate, who lives in a gated £1million home in Uttoxeter, Staffs, was not available for comment yesterday.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/8133520/millionaire-told-his-three-kids-werent-his-after-20years-to-offer-reward-to-unmask-who-their-real-dad-is/

Some women are just... Evil!

Reminds me of the novel - The Secret Life of Baba Shegi's wives.