https://archive.ph/GUq7I
"Japan is set to change a 19th-century law deciding the paternity of a child
born after divorce, in a bid to reduce the number of babies who remain
unregistered and face difficulty in accessing healthcare and education.
The cabinet approved a bill Friday under which paternity will be awarded to the
mother’s spouse at the time of the birth. The revised legislation, set to be
presented to parliament for passage in the current session, will also end a ban
on pregnant women remarrying within 100 days of divorce, ostensibly imposed to
avoid disputes over paternity.
Under an 1898 Civil Code that’s still in force, a child born to a woman within
300 days of divorce is considered to be that of her former husband, even if she
has remarried. Many women opt not to register their children rather than comply
with the regulation, especially in cases of domestic abuse.
The country’s practice of registering its citizens under household units has
hampered attempts by campaigners to gain the right for married couples to
retain separate names, as well as to introduce same-sex marriage. By contrast,
South Korea abandoned its household registration system in 2008 in favor of
individual registration."
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