Droit+de+la+famille+-+3184

- Not possible to contest status as parent when act of birth consistent with possession of status (art. 530, para 2) Did man have possession of status? YES. - Traditionally, to find possession of status needed: name of father, treatment as a child by father, renommmée (reputation) – ie neighbours think of child as child of the father - Nowadays, to establish possesion: child, **from birth**, is treated by adult as if she were his own child, **for a long enough duration**. - Possession of status is not biological, but rather functional (attaches to the //vécu//) - For seven years, man acted like father (cf. custody, access). “Aux yeux de tous, il était le père de l’enfant. » Seven years is long enough to conclude there was possession of status. (Judge cites other cases where they found 2 years was long enough for possession of status; cites DF—2143) - Man didn’t meet burden of proof to show he didn’t have possession of status.
 * Facts :** Unmarried cohabiting couple had two children. Man’s name on both acts of birth. At breakup, they had joint custody and rights of access. Man later found out through DNA test he was not the father of one of the two kids. He stopped seeing that one kid, and wants to no longer be the legal father of the her.
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