Presunción de legitimidad de los hijos en el matrimonio

Explicación Simple

Cuando un niño nace de un matrimonio, se asume que es legítimo, a menos que se demuestre lo contrario. Si los padres han estado juntos, es más fácil probar que tuvieron relaciones sexuales.

Es como cuando un niño juega en un equipo de fútbol; si siempre ha estado en el equipo, se asume que es parte de él, a menos que alguien demuestre que no.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan y María están casados y tienen un hijo, Pedro. Si Pedro nace mientras están juntos, se asume que es hijo de Juan. Si otro hombre dice ser el padre, deberá presentar pruebas fuertes para cambiar esa idea.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

sexual intercourse between husband and wife is proved, nothing short of impossibility will rebut presumption of legitimacy of child born to wife. Herrin v. Herrin, 242 Ga. 256 , 248 S.E.2d 651 (1978). When sexual intercourse is presumed from propinquity of parties, slighter proof is required to rebut presumption. Simeonides v. Zervis, 120 Ga. App. 883 , 172 S.E.2d 649 (1969), aff'd, 127 Ga. App. 506 , 194 S.E.2d 324 (1972). That four children previously were born of marriage shows only presumption of sexual intercourse between parties. Simeonides v. Zervis, 120 Ga. App. 883 , 172 S.E.2d 649 (1968), aff'd, 127 Ga. App. 506 , 194 S.E.2d 324 (1972). Responsibility for illegitimate child placed upon parent who is present. This placing of full parental power in mother is consistent with public policy favoring marriage and family because father can choose to join the family. Quilloin v. Walcott, 238 Ga. 230 , 232 S.E.2d 246 (1977), aff'd, 434 U.S. 246, 98 S. Ct. 549 , 54 L. Ed. 2 d 511 (1978). Intervention in legitimation proceeding. - Trial court erred in granting a putative biological father's legitimation petition while a husband's timely, meritorious motion to intervene of right under O.C.G.A. § 9-11-24(a) was pending because when the husband moved to intervene in the legitimation proceeding he was the child's legal father and had parental and custodial rights to the child, and the husband clearly had an interest in the legitimation proceeding; the husband's interest as the chi