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Child recognition
A legal act by which a man or co-mother becomes the legal parent of a child.
Recognition is a legal act that creates a legal descent bond (family law relationship) between a child and a man or co-mother. Recognition is needed when a child is born outside marriage or registered partnership. Recognition can take place before birth, at the birth registration or at a later time at the civil registrar. Recognition requires the mother's consent (for children under 16) or the child's own consent (for children aged 12 and older).
“The father recognized the child at the civil registry before birth.”
Source: Art. 1:203-204 Dutch Civil Code
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