Droit+de+la+famille+-+2143

- Not possible to contest status as parent when act of birth consistent with possession of status (art. 530, para 2) - Possession of status (art. 524) is determined factually. This case is unequivocal: the man always acted as a father towards the girl (cf support, and custody). The judge says this case is doomed to failure and so will not go into the factual details. - Judge puts an end to case immediately to stop potential trauma for child. - Legislator made clear rules for public interest: short prescription period for presumed father, and absense of contestation when the act of birth matches the possession of status. Legislator wanted to avoid, with the increasing accessibility of DNA, that filiation could constantly be brought into question.
 * Facts** : Man and woman lived together for three years after birth of girl. Man wrote himself as father on act of birth. When man and woman separated, man freely paid support to girl. He even got custody of her later. When the girl was 9, man found out through DNA test that the kid was not his. Man asks the court to declare him not the father of the child.
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