noun
acknowledgement of parentage notification
A legal document filed with the family register to officially recognize a child born out of wedlock as one's own.
父親が認知届を提出することで、子供は戸籍に記載される。
By submitting an acknowledgement of parentage notification, the father's name is entered in the child's family register.
Compound of 認知 (にんち, 'acknowledgement') and 届 (とどけ, 'notification').