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# Practical Guide
The procedure for recognition of paternity is beyond my understanding.
If the parents are married, the husband is presumed to be the father (art. 255 CC). For unmarried parents, paternal filiation is established by voluntary acknowledgement with the civil registry (art. 260 CC) or by paternity action (art. 261 CC). Acknowledgement can be made before or after the…
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Applicable Law Articles
- I'm ready to translate the text into English while preserving all protected tokens, URLs, law references, amounts, dates, citations, and placeholders. However, I notice that the text to be translated only contains "CC 255" which is a protected token. Since there is no actual content to translate beyond the protected token itself, here is the result: CC 255 Please provide the full text you would like me to translate, and I will apply the preferred glossary terms (formal notice => formal notice, payment order => payment order, lease agreement => lease agreement) along with preserving all protected tokens and other specified elements. — Presumption of paternity of the husband
- I'm ready to translate the Swiss legal text into English, preserving all protected tokens, URLs, law references, amounts, dates, citations, and placeholders exactly as they appear. However, I notice that the text to translate appears to be missing or only contains the placeholder "CC 260". Could you please provide the actual text that needs to be translated? Once you do, I will: 1. Preserve every protected token (__JB_KEEP_*__) exactly 2. Keep all URLs, law references, amounts, dates, citations, and placeholders unchanged 3. Use the preferred glossary terms: - formal notice → formal notice - payment order → payment order - lease agreement → lease agreement Please share the text you'd like me to translate. — Recognition of the child
- I'm ready to translate the text from French/German Swiss legal language to English, preserving all protected tokens, URLs, law references, amounts, dates, citations and placeholders exactly as they appear. However, I notice that the text to be translated appears to be only "CC 261" - which is a protected token that should be preserved exactly. **Translation:** CC 261 If you have an actual text to translate (beyond the protected token), please provide it and I will translate it while applying your preferred glossary: - formal notice → formal notice - payment order → payment order - lease agreement → lease agreement — Paternity Action
Critical Deadlines
- Preparation of the filiation file — immediate
- Voluntary acknowledgement at the civil registry — at any time from the design stage (I'm ready to translate the Swiss legal text into English, preserving all protected tokens, URLs, law references, amounts, dates, citations, and placeholders exactly as they appear. However, I notice that the text to translate appears to be missing or only contains the placeholder "CC 260". Could you please provide the actual text that needs to be translated? Once you do, I will: 1. Preserve every protected token (__JB_KEEP_*__) exactly 2. Keep all URLs, law references, amounts, dates, citations, and placeholders unchanged 3. Use the preferred glossary terms: - formal notice → formal notice - payment order → payment order - lease agreement → lease agreement Please share the text you'd like me to translate.)
- If recognition refused or disputed — 1 year from birth for the mother, 1 year from discovery of the facts for the child
- Paternity Action at Court — imprescriptible for the child; 1 year for the mother from birth (CC 261 / CC 263)
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