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ABSTRACT
There was a time when the phrase "paternity fraud" was not used in Nigerian legal doctrine. The problem of genetic variations in Nigerian society wasn't truly a problem for a while, not until bizarre stories started to emerge from troubled relationships and marriages. The term paternity can be defined as the state or fact of being a father of a child. It also refers to the legal establishment of the identity of a child’s father. In traditional Nigerian settings, paternity is frequently established through acknowledgement, presumption, or by providing evidence. "Acceptance" is the most used of them all. Most of the time, all that is necessary for a man to be recognized as a child's biological father is for him to consent to and accept responsibility for a pregnancy. Typically, a man is assumed to be the father of any children born during a marriage. Whoever caused the woman's pregnancy is irrelevant. Any child she has with the man after they are married legally is presumed to be his child. Conflicts over paternity issues do not arise until the male provides proof to the contrary.
