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paternity presumption

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A quick definition of paternity presumption:

In family law, paternity presumption means that the law assumes that the father of a child is the man who is married to the child's mother when the child was conceived or born, even if the marriage was invalid. It also applies to a man who married the mother after the child's birth and agreed to have his name on the birth certificate or to support the child, or a man who welcomed the child into his home and later held out the child as his own. This is also called the presumption of legitimacy.

A more thorough explanation:

Paternity presumption is a legal concept in family law that assumes the identity of the father of a child. It is based on certain circumstances that create a presumption of paternity, even if there is no biological proof of the father's identity.

There are three situations that can create a presumption of paternity:

  • The man is married to the child's mother when the child was conceived or born, even if the marriage is later found to be invalid.
  • The man marries the mother after the child's birth and agrees to have his name on the birth certificate or to support the child.
  • The man welcomes the child into his home and later holds out the child as his own.

For example, if a married couple has a child, the husband is presumed to be the father of the child. Even if there is evidence that the husband is not the biological father, the paternity presumption still applies.

Another example is when a man marries a woman who already has a child. If the man agrees to support the child and puts his name on the birth certificate, he is presumed to be the father of the child.

The paternity presumption is important in determining child support, custody, and visitation rights. It can also affect inheritance rights and other legal matters related to the child.

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ok good cuz idk whether i wanna tell them or not
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not to be that guy again but berkeley person/applicant id is back and Shiny New Logo
be that guy
EW THE NEW LOGO IS SO UGLY
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need to send in my berkeley app rawwwww
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
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@ChowieBean: should be required to tell them, the schools who asked I only told them the schools in their area not all of them.
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@jackfrost11770: if i get a berk A today and they have that logo im withdrawing (/s /s /s /j /j /j)
babycat
12:12
@ChowieBean: me too lol. you applying to public interest scholars program?
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i was raised like blocks away from umiami
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idk if i wanna go back to florida tho so im applying there as safety/target 💀
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@ChowieBean: doing the same thing
Does anyone think au gonna get back to us today
My app was complete Oct 11
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Dkk
12:29
Sure, yes! 11:22:24 PST
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I wonder if Berk was updating their system so that they could watch more video.
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They updated it so they could watch my video one trillion times
brookyln law portal just added person id and application id for me, what does it mean??
Dkk
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@VolatileClumsyAcolyte: well someone got an A so maybe an A
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