期刊名称：Collected Papers of the Law Faculty of the University of Rijeka
印刷版ISSN：1330-349X
电子版ISSN：1846-8314
出版年度：2012
卷号：33
期号：2
页码：1001-1023
语种：Croatian
出版社：Pravni fakultet Sveučilišta u Rijeci
摘要：This paper is the result of a research conducted on an authentic sample of first-instance paternity proceedings. The first problem it deals with is the practical role of DNA-paternity tests as irrefutable evidence presented to first-instance courts in paternity proceedings. The latter raises the question if the need for providing any other evidence besides DNA-paternity tests still exists. The second problem poses the engagement level of first-instance courts in these proceedings, taking into account indicative data collected from the authentic sample of first-instance paternity proceedings, such as the total number and duration of the proceedings at the first-instance, as well as types of judicial decisions brought by first-instance courts in these proceedings. With this in mind four research theses are explained, as well as the formation of the authentic sample and research methodology, followed by a brief presentation of regulations on paternity issues and the analysis of the data collected from the authentic sample, in order to validate the research theses.
关键词：determination of paternity; challenge of paternity; paternity proceedings; first-instance courts; proving; evidence; DNA - paternity tests.
