- Source: Presumption of legitimacy
In common law, the "presumption of legitimacy" is a legal presumption that states that a child born within the subsistence of a marriage is presumed to be the child of the husband.
Early history
Paternity is considered an important issue in determining the rules of succession. Illegitimate children were originally excluded from royal succession, noble status, hereditary titles and property.
See also
Mater semper certa est
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Presumption of legitimacy
- Presumption
- Presumption of paternity
- Restoring the Lost Constitution
- Paternity law
- Mater semper certa est
- Legal fiction
- Legitimacy (family law)
- Recognition (family law)
- Roger Palmer, 1st Earl of Castlemaine