Dispute of paternity / Acknowledgement of paternity
February 21, 2010 | 25,00 EUR | answered by Steffan Schwerin
I would like to ask the following question:
During my marriage, a child was born from another man. The divorce was already pending and so the other man acknowledged paternity with my consent at the youth welfare office. The consent of my now divorced husband is still missing to this day, so the registry office told me that the acknowledgment of paternity is not legally valid until now.
I lived with the acknowledging man in a domestic partnership for 13 months and separated from him due to unbearable circumstances.
My child will be 2 years old in six months and the divorce will be a year in seven months.
My question is:
Can I revoke my already given consent to the acknowledgment of paternity because it is not yet legally valid? I agreed in June 2008 before the birth of the child.
When the child is two years old, can the presumed father still challenge the legal paternity of the ex-husband in order to then seek a judicial determination of paternity?
If the ex-husband acknowledges before the expiration of the seven months, is the other man still the father or not anymore because the two-year deadline has passed for both?
Can I revoke the visitation rights granted by him at the family court and decided in a settlement, since his biological paternity has not been established, or can he claim to be a caregiver because he once lived with a toddler in a domestic partnership?
Thank you.
Dear questioner,
I will answer the questions you have asked, taking into account the circumstances described and your input as follows:
Question 1: Can I revoke my previously given consent to the acknowledgment of paternity because it is not yet legally effective?
No, unfortunately, this is not easily possible. You consented to the acknowledgment at the Youth Welfare Office.
It is possible to challenge the acknowledgment. However, I do not see any grounds for challenging it, and it seems that any deadlines for challenging it have expired.
The paternity itself would need to be challenged. If it were established that the acknowledging father is not the actual father, then your consent would also become void.
Question 2: I consented in June 2008 before the birth of the child. When the child is two years old, can the presumed father still challenge the legal paternity of the ex-husband in order to seek a court determination of paternity?
According to § 1600b of the Civil Code, paternity can be challenged within 2 years. The deadline starts when the entitled party becomes aware of circumstances that speak against paternity.
It is still possible to challenge it in this case.
Question 3: If the ex-husband acknowledges paternity before the seven months have elapsed, is the other man still considered the father or not, as both have exceeded the two-year deadline? Can I revoke the visitation rights granted by the court in a comparison, as his biological paternity has not been established, or can he claim to be a reference person because he has lived with a young child in a domestic environment?
If paternity no longer exists, then visitation rights etc. are also void. Claiming to be a reference person is not applicable.
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