On Sun, 19 Jan 2003 10:19:21 +1000, Ronald Bleckendorf wrote: > It's a valid request. My inlaws are Swedish, and until not that long ago, > the surname of all Swedish children was the first name of their father, with > the ending of "son" or "dottir", whichever the case may be. This custom is > still largely practised in Sweden today, and I understand it if a man does > not want to give his name to children that aren't his. Furthermore, the man > named Robert could not have filed for divorce from his son, because it is > NOT his son in the first place. Two other northern countries, Iceland and > �land, use the father's first name as a surname exclusively. That's why the > telephone books of those countries are sorted by the first name.
In the state of Michigan, USA, all children born during a legal marriage are the legal children of the husband even if it can be proved that he is not the father. If your wife gives birth, you are the legal father. A friend discovered that his business partner was having an affair with his wife and had gotten her pregnant. After the divorce he was forced to pay child support for "his" child to his ex-wife who was living with actual father of this child. Understandably he was bitter about this, but nothing could be done. Sam Ewalt Croswell, Michigan, USA -- Arachne V1.70;rev.3, NON-COMMERCIAL copy, http://arachne.cz/
