Paternity - recognition

Paternity - recognition

    Recognition is made in order to establish the origin of a child. Everyone has the right to recognize his or her child. One may also recognize infants who have already died and who have a declining child. Recognition should be expressed personally and by a person who is capable. The recognition procedure itself is carried out by a written application or declaration with a notarized signature before a civil servant. An application may also be made through the manager of the institution where the child was born. After the official announces the recognition of the other parent and the child (provided that he / she is 14 years of age) and of the Social Assistance Directorate, the parent and the child have the right to file a written request to challenge the recognition within three months of the message. It can also be challenged in court by the Directorate and the prosecutor within 1 year of recognition. Recognition shall be recorded in the birth certificate of the child, unless the child is challenged. The spouse has the right to challenge the paternity by proving that it was not conceived by him. The term to challenge is one year from the birth. The wife has the same right to challenge within one year of the child's birth. The same has the right to challenge paternity within one year of the age of 18.