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New Civil Code rules on paternity investigation do not apply to pending cases before April 1978.

Case Number 068318
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
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Outcome Dismissed
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The court dismissed the request to apply new paternity investigation rules to a case pending before April 1, 1978. The plaintiff argued for the application of the 1977 Civil Code amendments, while the defense contended for the continuation of the old law. The court ruled that legislative changes do not retroactively affect proceedings already underway at the time of their enactment.

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APLICAÇÃO DA LEI NO TEMPO PROCESSO PENDENTE INVESTIGAÇÃO DE PATERNIDADE

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non-retroactivity of law pending litigation paternity investigation Civil Code amendment temporal validity

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Decreto-Lei 496/77, Art. 177

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTJ00027295

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SJ198003250683181

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[REFERENCIA DE PUBLICACAO] LIVRO DE ACÓRDÃOS 239, PAG.105 Vº

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jstj.nsf/954f0ce6ad9dd8b980256b5f003fa814/6FCB8FEE791D3041802568FC003ACE6F?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

As alterações impostas ao C.C. pelo Decreto-Lei 496/77, de 25 de Novembro, por imperativo do seu artigo 177, entrando em vigor em 1 de Abril de 1978, não se aplicam aos processos pendentes nessa data.