A Critical Appraisal of the Right of Inheritance of Children Born Out of Wedlock

The phenomenon of the so-called bastard children has growth astronomically worldwide. In Nigeria, the rights of children born out of wedlock to inherit their biological fathers who died intestate was wholly dependent on the acknowledgement of paternity. This paper attempts to unravel the recent deve...

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Main Author:	Michael Akpa Ajanwachuku
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Hasanuddin University 2016-04-01
Series:	Hasanuddin Law Review
Subjects:	Inheritance Children Paternity
Online Access:	http://pasca.unhas.ac.id/ojs/index.php/halrev/article/view/192/137

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spelling	doaj-84310c77403f4763b77c08983b45eb9a2020-11-24T22:30:24ZengHasanuddin UniversityHasanuddin Law Review2442-98802442-98992016-04-01211910.20956/halrev.v1n1.192A Critical Appraisal of the Right of Inheritance of Children Born Out of WedlockMichael Akpa Ajanwachuku0Faculty of Law, Ebonyi State UniversityThe phenomenon of the so-called bastard children has growth astronomically worldwide. In Nigeria, the rights of children born out of wedlock to inherit their biological fathers who died intestate was wholly dependent on the acknowledgement of paternity. This paper attempts to unravel the recent development in the law of inheritance in Nigeria with respect to children born out of wedlock. It concludes from the review of case laws in Nigeria that there is a significant progressive development of the law in Nigeria. Absent acknowledgement of paternity, children born out of wedlock may now inherit their biological fathers if they can provide other evidence of paternity, including the use of DNA technology.http://pasca.unhas.ac.id/ojs/index.php/halrev/article/view/192/137InheritanceChildrenPaternity
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title	A Critical Appraisal of the Right of Inheritance of Children Born Out of Wedlock
title_short	A Critical Appraisal of the Right of Inheritance of Children Born Out of Wedlock
title_full	A Critical Appraisal of the Right of Inheritance of Children Born Out of Wedlock
title_fullStr	A Critical Appraisal of the Right of Inheritance of Children Born Out of Wedlock
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publisher	Hasanuddin University
series	Hasanuddin Law Review
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publishDate	2016-04-01
description	The phenomenon of the so-called bastard children has growth astronomically worldwide. In Nigeria, the rights of children born out of wedlock to inherit their biological fathers who died intestate was wholly dependent on the acknowledgement of paternity. This paper attempts to unravel the recent development in the law of inheritance in Nigeria with respect to children born out of wedlock. It concludes from the review of case laws in Nigeria that there is a significant progressive development of the law in Nigeria. Absent acknowledgement of paternity, children born out of wedlock may now inherit their biological fathers if they can provide other evidence of paternity, including the use of DNA technology.
topic	Inheritance Children Paternity
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A Critical Appraisal of the Right of Inheritance of Children Born Out of Wedlock

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