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(1)Where the name of the father or the mother of a child is entered in the register of births in relation to a child, a certified copy of that entry shall be prima facie evidence that the person named as the father is the father of the child or that the person named as the mother is the mother of the child.
(2)An instrument signed by the mother of a child and by any person acknowledging that he is the father of the child, and an instrument signed by the father of a child and by any person acknowledging that she is the mother of the child shall—
(a)if the instrument is executed as a deed; or
(b)if the instrument is signed jointly or severally by each of those persons in the presence of a witness,
be prima facie evidence that the person named as the father is the father of the child or that the person named as the mother is the mother of the child.
(3)An order of a court for maintenance made against a person under any written law shall be prima facie evidence of parentage in subsequent proceedings, whether or not between the same parties.
(4)A declaration of parentage by the court under this Part shall, for all purposes, be conclusive proof of parentage.
(5)An order made by a competent court outside Uganda in any affiliation or similar proceedings declaring or having the effect of declaring a person to be the father of a child or the mother of a child shall be prima facie evidence that the person mentioned in that order is the father of the child or the mother of the child.
(6)A reference, express or implied in a will written or oral, of any person to a child as his or her son or daughter, as the case may be, is prima facie evidence that that person is the father of that child or is the mother of the child.
(7)A statement, written or oral, by a deceased person confided to a person in a position of authority indicating that the deceased is or was the father or the mother of a particular child is prima facie evidence that the deceased person was the father or the mother of the child.
(8)For the purposes of this section, "a person in a position of authority" means a person holding a position in society carrying responsibility in matters of succession, administration of justice or law enforcement and includes a minister of religion and any person placed in such a position of interest in the welfare of the child either because of family relationship or by appointment as a guardian or foster parent by the deceased.
You can prove who a child's father or mother is using several types of evidence. If the parent's name is in the birth register, a certified copy of th...
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