Property and family lawyer, Onifade Olamide, has disclosed that Joseph Aloba, the father of the late music crooner, Ilerioluwa Aloba, famously known as Mohbad, has no right to request a DNA test concerning his grandson, Liam.
Olamide argued that, according to legal provisions, once a man acknowledges a child as his own, no external party holds the authority to challenge the childs paternity.
Osun Defender reports that controversies have been generated over the paternity of Liam, the only child of the late singer, before his sudden death.
Also, an order that Wunmi, the widow of the late singer, be served notice of the pending DNA test application by substituted means, was granted by the Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Ikorodu.
A member of the legal team of the Aloba family, Monisola Odumosu, made this known in a statement last week.
Mohbad’s father, in an application filed by his legal team, sought an order to serve Wunmi by posting all the originating processes and other processes in the suit on the last-known address of the respondent.
According to the statement, the legal team led by Emmanuel Oroko had argued that the sheriff had attempted twice to serve Wunmi the court process but failed.
But Olamide, while appearing on Your View, a live talk show on TVC, on Wednesday asserted that according to legal provisions, once a man acknowledges a child as his own, no external party holds the authority to challenge the childs paternity.
According to her, Mohbad had previously acknowledged Liam as his biological child while alive, thereby precluding any contestation.
She also noted that given Alobas status as a third party in the matter, the court is unlikely to entertain his request for a DNA test.
She said, Under the law, when a man and a woman are married, any child they have, there is something called Presumption of Legitimacy meaning that the man is the childs biological father. That is what the law says, except you can now prove that the child is not the mans.
In this case, Mohbad, during his lifetime, acknowledged the child as his own. Once a man acknowledges a child, no third party can contest it. The thirdparty,y who is the grandfather is a busybody because the son said this is my child until his death.
If he goes to the court to demand DNA, the court will ask him to file an affidavit stating the reason why he wants a DNA test done, and he has to give very cogent reasons. Now the person to dispute paternity must be in the proceedings. Now the person to dispute paternity is dead.
Kazeem Badmus is a graduate of Mass Communication with years of experience. A professional in journalism and media writing, Kazeem prioritses accuracy and factual reportage of issues. He is also a dexterous finder of the truth with conscious delivery of unbiased and development oriented stories.
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