STATUS OF CHILDREN ACT 1974 - SECT 5 Presumption of parentage arising from marriage
STATUS OF CHILDREN ACT 1974 - SECT 5
PART II - Presumptions of parenthood and recognition of paternity Presumption of parentage arising from marriage
(1) A child who is born to a woman while she is married is presumed to be the child of the woman and her spouse.(2) If the child is presumed to be the child of the woman and her deceased spouse or purported spouse.(a) at a particular time (i) a marriage to which a woman is a party is ended by death; or(ii) a purported marriage to which a woman is a party is annulled; and(b) a child is born to the woman within 44 weeks after that time (3) If the child is presumed to be the child of the woman and the former spouse.(a) the parties to a marriage separate at any time; and(b) after the separation they resumed cohabitation on at least one occasion; and(c) within 3 months after resuming cohabitation they separated again and lived separately and apart; and(d) a child is born to the woman within 44 weeks after the cohabitation ends but after the dissolution of the marriage