Volume IV: Persons and Family | Chapter 6 (1976): Creation of Relationships of Kinship
Completed in July 1975
Harry D. Krause
A. Voluntary Acknowledgment
i. Principal Approaches
61. Acknowledgment by mother. – The Latin maxim mater semper certa est resolves the question of the child’s relationship with his mother in most systems. Establishment of the mother-child relationship typically means the legal equivalent of legitimacy. Few jurisdiction…
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Harry D. Krause,
“III. Ascertainment of Paternity (and Maternity)”, in:
International Encyclopedia of Comparative Law Online, Edited by: U. Drobnig, R. David, H. H. Egawa, R. Graveson, V. Knapp, A. T. Von Mehren, Y. Noda, S. Rozmaryn, V. M. Tschchikvadze, H. Valladão, H. Yntema, K. Zweigert.
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