> 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.
Amazing! What would happen if both men were in a leagal marriage? Who determines which marriage is the one that's the "legal" one? Hmmm. I hope what I am trying to say makes sense... > > 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. Unreal! Talk about unfair. > > > > > > > Sam Ewalt > Croswell, Michigan, USA > -- Arachne V1.70;rev.3, NON-COMMERCIAL copy, http://arachne.cz/ >
