Presumption of legitimacy
Topic: Social
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Short description: Legal assumption that a child born during a marriage is the husband's
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.
Paternity is considered an important issue in determining the rules of succession.[1] Illegitimate children were originally excluded from royal succession, noble status, hereditary titles and property.
See also
References
- ↑ "The Presumption of Legitimacy". http://biotech.law.lsu.edu/Books/lbb/x650.htm. Retrieved June 12, 2010.
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