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Paternity investigation dismissed because the alleged father's signature was not proven and the court cannot re-evaluate evidence.

Case Number 074727
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
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Outcome Dismissed
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The Supreme Court of Justice dismissed the paternity investigation action because the plaintiff failed to prove the alleged father authored the disputed document. The court held that the Supreme Court cannot exercise censorship over the evidence assessment conducted by lower instances. Consequently, the claim was rejected due to the lack of proof regarding the document's origin and the principle of respect for lower court fact-finding.

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INVESTIGAÇÃO DE PATERNIDADE MATERIA DE FACTO PODERES DO SUPREMO TRIBUNAL DE JUSTIÇA

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paternity investigation alleged authorship document authentication Supreme Court powers evidence assessment lower court review civil procedure

Cited Legislation

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Art. 1871, n. 1, al. b) do Código Civil

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTJ00011693

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SJ198802090747271

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jstj.nsf/954f0ce6ad9dd8b980256b5f003fa814/548883115DBA8DB3802568FC0039EEDC?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

I - Improcede a acção de investigação de paternidade intentada com o fundamento da alinea b) do n. 1 do artigo 1871 do Codigo Civil, uma vez que não foi provado que o "escrito" oferecido como sendo do investigante (suposto pai) fosse da sua autoria.

II - O Supremo não pode, em principio, exercer censura sobre a apreciação das provas levada a cabo pelas Instancias.