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Brothers in court trust fund row Brothers in court trust fund row
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The mother of two sons has told a court her younger child was not fathered by her husband and so should not get a share of a £300,000 family trust fund.The mother of two sons has told a court her younger child was not fathered by her husband and so should not get a share of a £300,000 family trust fund.
Diana Northcott, 79, from Guildford, Surrey told the High Court her son, David, 39, was son of the ex-head of the British Medical Association (BMA). Diana Northcott, 79, from Guildford, Surrey, told the High Court her son, David, 39, was the son of an ex-head of the British Medical Association (BMA).
DNA tests show David, of London, and brother Adrian, 44, of Leicestershire, have different fathers. DNA tests show David, from north London, and brother Adrian, 44, of Leicestershire, have different fathers.
The High Court is being asked to make a ruling on David's paternity.The High Court is being asked to make a ruling on David's paternity.
At stake are shares in the family trust fund.At stake are shares in the family trust fund.
'Marriage in trouble''Marriage in trouble'
Mrs Northcott told the court David was born after she asked a friend, Dr John Havard, to make her pregnant.Mrs Northcott told the court David was born after she asked a friend, Dr John Havard, to make her pregnant.
She said she did not want another child by her husband, John, because their marriage was in trouble.She said she did not want another child by her husband, John, because their marriage was in trouble.
Former chief executive of the British Medical Association, Dr Harvard, now 83, became David's godfather and was at his christening but denies he is his father. A former chief executive of the BMA, Dr Harvard, now 83, became David's godfather and was at his christening, but denies he is his father.
He has refused to take a DNA test, the court was told.He has refused to take a DNA test, the court was told.
Mrs Northcott told Mr Justice Blackburne that her husband, who died after they split up in 1970, never knew David was not his son.Mrs Northcott told Mr Justice Blackburne that her husband, who died after they split up in 1970, never knew David was not his son.
'Most gallant''Most gallant'
But she said she told David the truth during an argument when he was 16.But she said she told David the truth during an argument when he was 16.
She had known Dr Havard since she was 10-years-old and went to meet him in Pall Mall in 1966. She had known Dr Havard since she was 10 years old and went to meet him in Pall Mall in 1966.
She claimed she asked him to help her have another child and he was "most gallant".She claimed she asked him to help her have another child and he was "most gallant".
David is to give evidence that his mother's accusations are part of her "unpredictable and often manipulative behaviour and tendency to make unfounded and often damaging remarks about others". Speaking from the witness box on Tuesday, Adrian said: "David knows that Dr Havard is his father."
But he added he had asked his mother not to tell the trustees of the family fund, because "it is a relatively small amount... and half its value will be taken by these proceedings".
David said he could not say who his father was, but that his mother was "dysfunctional" and prone to making "unfounded and often damaging remarks about others".