The Committee notes with concern the distinction made between legitimate and illegitimate children in the Civil Code of the State party and the fact that children born out of wedlock do not have the same rights as children born in wedlock.

Protection of children born out of wedlock

The Committee urges the State party to expedite the planned revision of the Civil Code so as to abolish the terminology legitimate and illegitimate children and ensure equality in the enjoyment of rights of children born both in and out of wedlock.

Protection of children born out of wedlock 314 106

The majority of the children were born outside wedlock (83.3 percent).

The legislation establishing the equality of children born in and out of wedlock and of adopted children, and providing protection against discrimination based on family origin.

(c) Circumstances under family and inheritance law of children born out of wedlock

The parents of children, regardless of whether they are born in wedlock or outside of it, have equal status, that is, the same rights and obligations as far as their children are concerned.

That's right.

A father who recognizes an illegitimate child may omit from the child apos s name the name of the woman who bore him her.

It also establishes the equality of rights and duties of the couple and the equality of children born within or out of wedlock and of adopted children.

The percentage of births out of wedlock has risen from 2.9 in 1994 to 4.4 in 2002

In addition, it allows for discrimination on the basis of race in relation to the minimum age for marriage, inheritance and children born out of wedlock.

The Committee is especially concerned at discrimination against children of migrant workers and non citizens, and children born out of wedlock.

Marriage, children, and all that.

Illegitimate children can thus claim at least the standard rate of maintenance.

(3) Children born out of wedlock shall enjoy equal rights with those born in wedlock.

The legislation establishing the equality of children born within and out of wedlock and of adopted children, which helps to combat discrimination based on family origin.

Children born in marriage are only those children who were born in marriage concluded in accordance with provisions of Basic Law on Marriage.

Law 29 of 1982 established the equality of children, both male and female, born within or out of wedlock and of adopted children specifically with regard to the right to inherit, thus terminating the legal discrimination against children previously described as illegitimate.

A child born into a marriage between a man and a woman takes the father's name unless the couple explicitly choose the mother's name.

In terms of the Namibian law, children born out of a marriage could not inherit intestate from their biological fathers.

Koichi got married and has children

The family, as a rule, consists of marital, or extramarital partner, child in wedlock, out of wedlock, adopted, stepchild, and child taken in to be supported, father, mother, stepfather, stepmother, grandfather, grandmother (on both father's and mother's side), and brothers and sisters of spouses.

According to provisions of the Law on the Basis of Social Welfare, Protection of Civilian War Victims and Family Protection, article 2, a family is comprised of the spouse, marital or not, child (marital, non marital, step child or fostered child), father, mother, grandfather, grandmother (on both parents' side), and spouses' siblings.

If the testator makes a will prior to marriage and he then subsequently marries and has a child, or if he did so after a childless marriage and then subsequently has a child, his will shall be invalidated.

About getting married, and building a cabin... and having young'uns.

As long as the father or mother have acquired the nationality of the Niger, it is irrelevant whether the filiation is natural or legitimate.

These rights are stated expressly in the laws on the dissolution of religious marriage, the distribution of property in de facto marriages, the recognition of the value of domestic work at the time of such distribution, and the equality of children born in and out of wedlock.

Family life Married, father of three adult children and grandfather of two.

Only those persons who have acquired the nationality of the Niger may be stripped of such nationality.

495. For children born out of wedlock, article 21 states that the surname of the progenitor who has recognized them shall be given.

Do you want to get married first or have a child first?

He's my son by a previous marriage.

Nor were women pregnant with half Chinese babies subject to punishment, as the law prohibited discrimination against children born out of wedlock.

332. Article 14 of the Code for the Protection of Children and Adolescents provides All children, whether born of a consensual relationship, a marriage, or adopted, shall enjoy equal rights and capacities, including those in respect of inheritance. This article marks a step forward in comparison with our Civil Code, which establishes discriminatory treatment for children born out of wedlock.

(b) Rights of custody and access in respect of children born in wedlock

Similarly, article 434 of the Civil Code indicates that the parents of children born out of wedlock remain subject to the provisions of article 433.

The civil equality of children born out of wedlock in their rights to inheritance is provided by Article 400 of the Civil Law, stipulating that children born to parents who are not bound by marriage, if their descent on the mother's side and on the father's side has been established in accordance with the procedure prescribed by law, inherit in the same way as children born in wedlock.

After the marriage, the doctor told me the old man might live to be 80.

Each woman is entitled to IVF treatment until she gives birth to two children from her current relationship, regardless of children from previous marriages.

In Aruba, legitimate children still do not have the option of taking their mother's family name.

Marital status Married, with children

Marital status Married, no children.

Civil status Married, with four children.