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BERLIN – Women in Germany could be forced to reveal the names of the biological fathers of their children under a proposed new law.

The controversial measure will force women to divulge acts of adultery or infidelity during a relationship.

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It has already been dubbed the “Cuckoo Kids’ Law” by the German press, after the German phrase for children conceived in adultery. Heiko Maas, the justice minister, said the law, which will be presented to Angela Merkel’s cabinet Tuesday, would make it easier to resolve who was responsible for paying child support.

Women will be obliged to name “the man who was present at the moment of conception” on request of a partner who is paying child support, according to a draft released by the justice ministry.

It is not clear what penalties a woman could face for refusing to kiss and tell.

The background to the new law is a case in 2015 in which the country’s highest court called on the government to strengthen the rights of “sham fathers.”

In that case, a man sued his wife after she admitted he might not be the biological father of their child. The couple had married when she was pregnant.