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Supreme Court of Portugal denies review of paternity fact-finding, reserving it for instance courts.

Case Number 071140
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
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Outcome Dismissed
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The Supreme Court of Portugal unanimously denied the request for review of a paternity determination. The court held that establishing biological filiation is a matter of fact exclusively within the competence of instance courts. Consequently, the review was rejected as it exceeded the appellate jurisdiction regarding factual findings.

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AVERIGUAÇÃO OFICIOSA DE PATERNIDADE MATÉRIA DE FACTO COMPETÊNCIA DOS TRIBUNAIS DE INSTÂNCIA

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paternity determination matter of fact instance court competence appellate review denied biological filiation

Cited Legislation

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Art. 240 of the Code of Civil Procedure
Art. 241 of the Code of Civil Procedure

Cited Case Law

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Supreme Court of Justice, July 25, 1978

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTJ00019492

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SJ198311240711402

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jstj.nsf/954f0ce6ad9dd8b980256b5f003fa814/CACDC04AD415B228802568FC003A8CBA?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

De acordo com a doutrina do Assento do Supremo Tribunal de Justiça, de 25 de Julho de 1978 "a averiguação da filiação biológica constitui matéria de facto da exclusiva competência das instâncias".