Senior counsel Miritiandes has been studying the laws…but in this matter i defer to you paralegals @dingoo_wa_ingoo na yule kijana mpenda pilsner
Source LAWS OF KENYA | CHILDREN ACT CHAPTER 141
24. Who has parental responsibility
(5) A person who has parental responsibility for a child at any time shall not cease to have that responsibility for the child.
25. Acquisition of parental responsibility by father
(2) Where a child’s father and mother were not married to each other at the time of his birth but have subsequent to such birth cohabited for a period or periods which amount to not less than twelve months, or where the father has acknowledged paternity of the child orhas maintained the child, he shall have acquired parental responsibility for the child, notwithstanding that a parental responsibility agreement has not been made by the mother and father of the child.
94. Financial provisions by step-parents and father of child born out of wedlock
(1) The Court may order financial provision to be made by a parent for a child including a child of the other parent who has been accepted as a child of the family and in deciding to make such an order the court shall have regard to the circumstances of the case and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, shall be guided by the following considerations…
Say for example, a man finds out that all or some of the kids sired during his union are not biologically his , hapo kunaenda aje ? Is he expected to pay child support?
4. Survival and best interests of the child
(2) In all actions concerning children, whether undertaken by public or private social welfare institutions, courts of law, administrative authorities or legislative bodies, the best interests of the child shall be a primary consideration.
Furthermore, i think If the woman is really determined that the man should pay for child support the man will have an uphill task to prove that he was tricked into thinking that the children were his.
That’s complicated shit right there.
Put yourself in those shoes , if you find out right now that your kids are not yours utafeel aje ? I know you cannot hate the kids automatically but still…I’m sure it’s not easy.
Inaitwa ‘Assumed Parental Responsibility.’ Bora alilipia mjunior hata switi. Ultimately it is the kid whose interests are elevated above the adult and itakuwa at the magistrate’s discretion to secure the well-being of the child.
Yes. He already assumed responsibility unknowingly…the law does not give a fk about his feelings or situation…they just pin those responsibilities on him. That’s how biased the law is against men.
Nothing is easy about being a man. That’s why people dodge women with kids like lepers. Any association and you are on the hook for years or worse. The judge rounds off responsibility to the nearest dik.
What do those laws say about acquisition of parental responsibilities by a mother?? Let me guess…NOTHING.
Women don’t acquire parental responsibility after associating with a single father, but men have a law pinning responsibilities on them for associating with single mothers.
Paternity fraud should be a criminal offense.
In the long run as much as the law prioritizes the child in question - many years down the line the same child will one day look for the real dad. And probably disown the step dad - I’ve seen it happen.
Hapo nayo ni sawa. If you decide to cohabit with a single mother automatically those kids are under your care. No one forced you to take your dik there your dik will indeed pay when you break it off.
I support that clause 100 percent.
It is what it is. Men’s rights are subservient to children and women’s rights. Consider this, they have a law tailored to pin parental responsibility on men who risk cohabiting with single mothers…but there is no law to mirror that for women i.e women can cohabit with single fathers and never have to worry about responsibility being pinned on them.
