Prima facie and conclusive evidence of parentage

(1) Where the name of the father or the mother of a child is entered in the Register of Births in relation to a child, a certified copy of that entry shall be prima facie evidence that the person named as the father is the father of the child or that the person named as the mother is the mother of the child. (2) An order of a court for maintenance made against a person under this Act shall be prima facie evidence of parentage in subsequent proceedings, whether or not between the same parties. 57 (3) A declaration of parentage by the court under this Act shall, for all purposes, be conclusive proof of parentage. (4) An order made by a competent court outside Belize in any affiliation or similar proceedings declaring or having the effect of declaring a person to be the father of a child or the mother of a child shall be prima facie evidence that the person mentioned in that order is the father of the child or the mother of the child. (5) A reference, express or implied, in a will of any person to a child as his son or daughter, as the case may be, is prima facie evidence that that person is the father of that child or is the mother of the child. (6) A written statement, by a deceased person, indicating that the deceased was the father of a particular child, or the mother of a particular child, is prima facie evidence that the deceased person was the father of the child or the mother of the