Child’s mother right to contest parental affiliation of her husband

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Thus, a woman who gave birth to a child in a marriage has the right to challenge her husband's paternity.

Conditions for contesting:

  1. The child's mother may file a claim to exclude the record of her husband as the child's father from the child's birth record.
  2. The mother's claim to exclude the record of her husband as the child's father may be granted only if there is a statement of paternity by another person.

Time limits:

The limitation period for contesting paternity is one year. The period begins to run from the date of registration of the child's birth.

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