Proceedings on determination and denial of parenthood

Proceedings on determination and denial of parenthood Abstract Rigorous thesis deals with legal regulation of proceedings on determination and denial of parenthood. It is divided into eight fundamental chapters. By way of introduction the key concept of parenthood is defined, including its three elemental forms with subsequent inclusion in the social and legal context. For purposes of comparison and evaluation of continuity of legal rules in force, the second chapter briefly discusses the development of legal regulation of determination and denial of parenthood in the Czech legal system. In the third chapter, the author focuses on the current substantive law of maternity, presents the topics of anonymous and secret childbirths and also the issue of surrogacy as a source of possible litigation. Legal regulation of paternity is contained in the fourth chapter, which deals with the determination of paternity by means of legal presumptions, denial requierements, fundamental starting points and chosen problematic institutes. Special attention is also paid to the legal status of alleged father and child in proceedings on denial of paternity when the lack of protection of their right to private and family life and children's right to know his or her biological origin is pointed out. The following chapter describes..