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Fathers: have you thought about the act of recognition?
Unlike the declaration of birth of the child, established at the town hall of the place of birth within 3 days of giving birth, which is compulsory, recognition is a voluntary step by the father. “For an unmarried couple, filiation must be established with regard to the father and the mother. For the mother, it suffices that her name appears in the birth certificate, filiation is then automatic. To establish paternity, the father must, for his part, recognize his child before or after birth, ”explains an expert in civil status.
Recognize your child before or after birth
Throughout pregnancy, the future dad can already recognize the baby to be born and this, in any town hall. To do this, he must present his ID card and make his declaration to the civil status. On the day of the birth declaration, he should remember to present a copy of the act to the town hall! But, generally, fathers recognize their child at the time of the compulsory declaration of birth, within 3 days of the birth. “It is an important act for the father, because it establishes filiation with regard to the child with rights, such as that of seeing him and participating in his education, and obligations, such as that of providing for his children. dietary needs ”. The father can also recognize the child after birth, at any time, on presentation of his identity card in the town hall of his choice. However, once the child is 1 year or older, the father will not have the exercise of parental authority. He may however make a joint declaration to exercise it with the mother, or refer the matter to the Family Affairs judge.
Filiation, to choose the name of your child
Note: “At the time of the birth declaration, a name choice declaration form must be signed by the parents. If the father has not established filiation through recognition, his child will not be able to bear his name, ”says the expert. “For a second child and the following ones, the last name will be the same as that of the oldest child, in order to guarantee the unit of the family name of the siblings. Provided, of course, that the father has recognized his child, ”he adds. In any case, two children from the same couple cannot have two different names!