Recognition (family law)
Process whereby a man is recognised as the father of a child / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Recognition is the process in some jurisdictions whereby a man is recognised as the father of a child in situations of no presumption of paternity, generally because the mother is unwed. Historically, the Roman law principle of mater semper certa est (the mother is always certain) causes the action was not available to mothers, but the introduction of in-vitro fertilisation has changed that to change. Recognition is an act that confers legitimacy on the child.
The examples and perspective in this article may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. (January 2019) |