As the debate over the paternity of Liam, the only child of late musician Ilerioluwa Aloba nicknamed Mohbad, rages on, a Nigerian family lawyer, Onifade Olamide, has stated that once a man acknowledges a child as his, no third party has the right to question the child’s paternity.
Joseph Aloba, the late singer’s father, has demanded a DNA test to determine whether Liam is his grandchild. His stance has sparked emotions, with some supporting him and others opposing him.
While speaking on TVC recently. According to Onifade, Mohbad accepted Liam as his throughout his lifetime, thus no one can argue with that now. She contended that because Mr. Aloba is a third party in the case, the court cannot allow his request for a DNA test.
‘’Under the law, when a man and a woman are married, any child they have, there is something called ‘Presumption of Legitimacy meaning that the man is the biological father of the child. That is what the law says except you can now prove it that the child is not the man’s own.
In this case, Mohbad during his life time acknowledged the child as his own. Once a man acknowledges a child, no third party can come contest it. The third party who is the grandfather who is a busybody because the son said this is my child until his death.
If he goes to the court to demand for a DNA, the court will ask him to file an affidavit stating the reason why he wants a DNA test done and he has to give very cogent reasons. Now the person to dispute paternity must be in the proceedings. Now the person to dispute paternity is dead. ‘’
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