German parliament strengthens rights of biological fathers

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2026-02-27

Berlin (dpa) - Natural fathers in Germany should find it easier to contest the legal paternity of another man for their child after the Bundestag or parliament passed a law implementing a ruling by the Federal Constitutional Court. The judges had called for an effective procedure to enable biological fathers who are not married to the mother of the child they fathered to assert their legal paternity. So far this has not been possible if there is......

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