The family of the late Koo Chen-fu (
Chang Yi-hua (
Koo died earlier this year at the age of 89.
PHOTO: WANG MING-WEI, TAIPEI TIMES
Accompanied by their lawyers, Koo's family told reporters that Koo was not the woman's biological father, that he never had any parental responsibility for her and that on many occasions they had demanded a DNA test from the two to prove the claim. They said Chang had refused to agree to a DNA test.
But late last night, the Koo family's lawyers said that Chang had agreed to a test.
Speaking on behalf of the Koo family at the press conference, second son Leslie Koo (
According to one media report, Teng, 64, first met Koo Chen-fu in 1964 when he was 48 and she was in her early 20s, and had been in a relationship with him until his death. Three years later, Teng gave birth to Chang, who is now 38.
After Chang was born, the report alleged, Koo's family had given Chang and Teng two apartments and, from 1994, cash payments of NT$205,000 per month.
Dressed in dark clothing, the Koo family appeared solemn at the press conference.
When asked whether Chang had agreed to a DNA test, Leslie Koo said that his family had requested Chang's DNA, but that Teng turned them down.
"Koo's family's stance in this case is very clear. A DNA test for Chang must be conducted before they will talk about compensation," said Sung Yao-ming (宋耀明), the Koo family's lawyer.
Sung also said that if the results of the DNA test indicated that Chang is not the biological daughter of Koo Chen-fu, Chang and Teng would be sued for the return of properties and assets they had acquired from the Koo family.
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