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In law, paternity is the legal or biological relationship between a child and his or her biological father. Paternity law deals with the rights and obligations of both the biological or natural father and the child to each other as well as to others. A child's paternity may be relevant in relation to issues of legitimacy, inheritance and rights to a putative father's title or surname, as well as the biological father's rights to custody and obligations for child support. A child born to a married woman during a marriage is presumed under common law〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Paternity Law - Guide to Paternity Rights )〕 to be the child of her husband by a "presumption of paternity" or presumption of legitimacy. In consideration of possibly misattributed paternity, these presumptions may be rebutted by evidence to the contrary, for example, in disputed child custody and child support cases during divorce, annulment or legal separation. In the case of a father not married to a child's mother, a man may come forward and accept the paternity of the child in what is called a "voluntary acknowledgment of paternity", the mother or government can file a petition for a determination of paternity against a putative father, or paternity can be determined by the courts through estoppel over time. Today, when paternity is in dispute or doubt, paternity testing may be used to conclusively resolve the issue. == Common law == This page mainly discusses "Common Law" countries. For other country legal systems see: List of national legal systems. While India is also a common law country its family law system is so unique that it has its own legal pages on Wikipedia. Law of India The context of usage for the terms "common law" and "civil law" from within Common Law countries refers to non-criminal laws, presumptions or statutes affecting marriage or the family in general, not a different type of country legal system. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Paternity (law)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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