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Starting from next year, the paternity of children born out of wedlock can be confirmed even before a child is born.
In a situation where the biological father of a child born out of wedlock is clear, the paternity can be recognised in the maternity clinic.
Approximately, a third of children are born to cohabiting parents in the country.
Currently, the paternity of a child born out of wedlock can only be confirmed in retrospect at the child welfare supervisor’s residence.
