Questão jurídica principal
Whether the paternity action was time-barred despite late filing after DNA results.
Decisão extraída
The action was not time-barred because, in the particular circumstances, the claimant acted with sufficient promptness after obtaining reliable DNA proof and clarifying the required procedure.
Fundamentação extraída
The court stressed the long and difficult path to obtain the DNA evidence, the technical and confusing procedural history, the claimant's self-representation at that stage, and the delayed clarifications from the civil registry. These circumstances excused the lapse and satisfied Art. 263(3) CC.