Islamic Family Law Act · s 117

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s 117Presumption from acknowledgement rebuttable

The presumption arising from the acknowledgement made by a person that he is the father to a person whom he acknowledges as his child may only be rebutted by —

(a)

disclaimer on the part of the person acknowledged;

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(b)

proof that the difference in the ages of the party making the acknowledgement, and the party being acknowledged is small or the age of the party being acknowledged is high, rendering the alleged relationship physically unreasonable;

(c)

proof that the party being acknowledged is in fact the child of another person; or

(d)

proof that it is not possible for the mother of the child to be the valid wife of the party making the acknowledgement at the time when the child was conceived.