A father may voluntarily acknowledge that he is a child’s biological father. Voluntary acknowledgment is possible if there is no legal presumption of paternity.
Joint application
Paternity is usually acknowledged through a joint application by both biological parents. The child’s consent to the acknowledgement is required if the child is more than 14 years old.
Challenge in court
Voluntary acknowledgement of paternity may be challenged in court, if there is doubt whether the father who acknowledged his paternity is actually the child’s biological father.
example If a legally recognised father has mistakenly believed that he is the child’s biological father, his acknowledgement of paternity may be challenged in court.