Paternity (law) in the context of "Parental leave"

In common law, the "presumption of legitimacy" is a legal presumption that states that a child born within the subsistence of a marriage is presumed to be the child of the husband.

Paternity is considered an important issue in determining the rules of succession. Illegitimate children were originally excluded from royal succession, noble status, hereditary titles and property.

A koseki (Japanese: 戸籍) or family register is a Japanese family registry. Japanese law requires all Japanese households to make notifications of their vital records (such as births, adoptions, deaths, marriages and divorces) to their local municipal authority. Domestic aspects such as marriages, divorces, acknowledgements of paternity of non-marital children, and adoptions, are only legitimized if they are recorded on the koseki. Births and deaths become legally effective as they happen, but such events must be filed by family members or other persons as allowed by law.

Koseki registration is required for all Japanese citizens, and possessing one is definitive proof of Japanese nationality, unless a renunciation application has been filed and recorded on the koseki for reference. In addition to koseki registration, Japanese citizens are also required to file a notification of residence, which is then recorded in the jūminhyō (住民票). Foreign residents, who cannot have a koseki, are only required to file a notification of residence and have a jūminhyō.

Lebanese nationality law governs the acquisition, transmission and loss of Lebanese citizenship. Lebanese citizenship is the status of being a citizen of Lebanon and it can be obtained by birth or naturalization. Lebanese nationality is transmitted paternally (via father) (see Jus sanguinis). Therefore, a Lebanese man who holds Lebanese citizenship can automatically confer citizenship to his children and foreign wife (only if entered in the Civil Acts Register in the Republic of Lebanon). Under the current law, descendants of Lebanese emigrants can only receive citizenship from their father and women cannot pass on citizenship to their children or foreign spouses.

On 12 November 2015, the Parliament of Lebanon approved a draft law that would allow "foreigners of Lebanese origin to get citizenship." On 5 May 2016, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants Gebran Bassil announced the beginning of the implementation of citizenship law for Lebanese diaspora.

In the common law tradition, the law of domestic relations is a broad category that encompasses:

• divorce;
• property settlements;
• alimony, spousal support, or other maintenance;
• the establishment of paternity;
• the establishment or termination of parental rights;
• child support;
• child custody;
• visitation;
• adoption; and
• Emancipation of minors.

In some jurisdictions, guardianships, truancy, and matters related to juvenile delinquency are considered part of the law of domestic relations.