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Family law [2024] SCSC 75

Hortence & Ors v Revera (XP 36 of 2023)

Hortence & Ors v Revera (XP 36 of 2023) [2024] SCSC 75 (27 May 2024)

The Supreme Court declared three petitioners to be the biological children of the deceased, relying on evidence of family life and possession of status.

  • Paternity
  • Succession
  • Civil status
  • Parentage declaration
  • Family-law
  • Parentage-declaration
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Family law [2024] SCSC 54

Pierre v Benoit (CS 109 of 2023)

Pierre v Benoit (CS 109 of 2023) [2024] SCSC 54 (22 May 2024)

The Applicant, as the acknowledger, has sufficient interest to seek rectification of the act of birth under the second limb of section 100, supported by DNA evidence proving he is not the father.

  • Rectification of birth certificate
  • Paternity
  • Acknowledgment of child
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Family law [2023] SCSC 783

Camille & Anor v Kolsh & Ors (CS 91 of 2019)

Camille & Anor v Kolsh & Ors (CS 91 of 2019) [2023] SCSC 783 (29 November 2023)

The Supreme Court of Seychelles declared two plaintiffs to be the natural children of the deceased and ordered birth register rectification.

  • Paternity
  • Illegitimacy
  • Inheritance rights
  • Possession of status
  • Reduction of inheritance
  • Rectification of birth register
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Family law [2023] SCSC 791

Henri v Heirs of the late Lepathie (CS 97 of 2023)

Henri v Heirs of the late Lepathie (CS 97 of 2023) [2023] SCSC 791 (10 November 2023)

The Supreme Court of Seychelles declared the late Gilbert Weslie Lepathie the father of Gerry Vincent Henri and ordered the civil status register amended.

  • Paternity
  • Civil status
  • Parentage
  • Civil-status
  • Family-law
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Family law [2023] SCSC 690

Dugasse & Ors v Rosalie & Ors (CS 44/2023)

Dugasse & Ors v Rosalie & Ors (CS 44/2023) [2023] SCSC 690 (15 September 2023)

The Supreme Court of Seychelles declared four plaintiffs to be the biological children of the late Paul Wilby Rosalie and ordered rectification of their birth records.

  • Paternity
  • Rectification of birth records
  • Birth-record-rectification
  • Family-law
  • Civil-status
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Family law [2023] SCCA 9

Parcou v Laporte (SCA 3 of 2021)

Parcou v Laporte (SCA 3 of 2021) [2023] SCCA 9 (26 April 2023)

The Court of Appeal of Seychelles dismissed an appeal against refusal to order a new trial in a paternity dispute, finding no exceptional circumstances under section 194 SCCP.

  • Paternity
  • New trial
  • Evidence
  • Dna testing
  • New-trial
  • Dna-testing
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Family law [2023] SCSC 143

Adelaide v Wodicka (CS 97 of 2022)

Adelaide v Wodicka (CS 97 of 2022) [2023] SCSC 143 (24 February 2023)

The Supreme Court of Seychelles declared Ludwig Wodicka the biological father of Mathieu Giles Eldrick Adelaide and ordered birth record rectification.

  • Paternity
  • Rectification of birth records
  • Possession of status
  • Birth-record-rectification
  • Possession-of-status
  • Family-law
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Family law [2022] SCSC 814

Henriette and Ors v Jean (CS 109 of 2019)

Henriette and Ors v Jean (CS 109 of 2019) [2022] SCSC 814 (6 September 2022)

The Supreme Court of Seychelles declared two plaintiffs to be the children of the deceased and ordered their birth certificates amended to name him as father.

  • Paternity
  • Birth certificate amendment
  • Intestate succession
  • Birth-certificate-amendment
  • Intestate-succession
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Family law [2022] SCCA 17

Nicette v Marimba (SCA 51 of 2019)

Nicette v Marimba (SCA 51 of 2019) [2022] SCCA 17 (29 April 2022)

The Court of Appeal upheld a Supreme Court declaration of paternity, holding the respondent’s admissions and other evidence sufficient and dismissing the appeal.

  • Paternity
  • Evidence
  • Appeals
  • Birth registration
  • Birth-registration
  • Civil-appeals
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Family law [2021] SCSC 1096

Antoine & Ors v Charlie (CS 70/2021)

Antoine & Ors v Charlie (CS 70/2021) [2021] SCSC 1096 (30 December 2021)

The court declared three siblings the biological children of the deceased and ordered the civil status register and birth certificates amended.

  • Paternity
  • Possession of status
  • Birth certificate amendment
  • Possession-of-status
  • Birth-certificate-amendment
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