Difference between revisions of "Parents"
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Under section 26(1) of the ''Family Law Act'', a child's parents are presumed to be the child's ''birth mother'' and ''biological father''. It's normally pretty easy to tell who the birth mother of a child is. It's not always so easy to tell when a man is the biological father of a child. | Under section 26(1) of the ''Family Law Act'', a child's parents are presumed to be the child's ''birth mother'' and ''biological father''. It's normally pretty easy to tell who the birth mother of a child is. It's not always so easy to tell when a man is the biological father of a child. | ||
Section 26(2) of the ''Family Law Act'' | Section 26(2) of the ''Family Law Act'' describes the circumstances in which the court can assume that a man is the biological father of a child: | ||
#if he was married to the birth mother when the child was born or within 300 days of the child's birth; | #if he was married to the birth mother when the child was born or within 300 days of the child's birth; | ||
