Determination of Paternity of the Nigerian Child – The Law: Past, Present and Future

Abstract

This paper chronicles the determination of the paternity of the Nigerian child in the past. It juxtaposes same with the present state of the law on the subject matter and discovers that there is a substantial improvement on the subject in the present. This paper opines that by some amendments of the present law, there shall be a further improvement on the subject in the future. It progresses to suggest areas that call for amendments.

Keywords: determination of paternity, Nigerian child, past, present, future.