The legitimacy presumption poses a threat to the equality of parties in a marriage/partnership in today’s constitutional society. The approach adopted by courts in paternity disputes reveals an ongoing inequality in marriages/partnerships. The marriage/partnership is being used by courts to prevent a husband/partner from introducing a paternity claim on the assumption that doing so is not in the best interests of the child. Courts should be cautious in using children as a mechanism for preventing a husband/partner from determining their biological relationship. The child’s best interests can only be advanced if children know his biological identity. Husband/partner must have the right to know their biological relationship to their wives/partner’s children. A husbands/partners’ right to assert his paternity claims, on a balance of probabilities and on an equal basis is an inherent right to dignity.

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南非权利要求在父子权利纠纷中要求平等权利和丈夫/伴侣的待遇

合法性推定对当今的宪政社会中的婚姻/伴侣关系中的当事方平等构成威胁。法院在父权纠纷中采用的方法揭示了婚姻/伴侣关系中的持续不平等现象。法院使用婚姻/伴侣关系来防止丈夫/伴侣提出亲子关系申诉，前提是这样做的做法不符合孩子的最大利益。法院在使用儿童作为防止丈夫/伴侣确定其亲属关系的机制时应谨慎。孩子的最大利益只有在孩子知道他的生物学身份时才能被提高。丈夫/伴侣必须有权了解其与妻子/伴侣子女的亲属关系。丈夫/伴侣主张其亲子关系的权利，