Paternity search

Verified 14 April 2025 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)

A child wishes to establish a relationship of filiation with a man who is not married to his mother and whom he thinks is his father? He must perform a paternity search action. The procedure is before the court. If the child is a minor, this may affect the exercise of parental authority, the father's contribution to the maintenance and upbringing of the child and the child's name. We present you the information to know according to the situation of the child.

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