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Article 258

RA 386 · Civil Code of the PhilippinesKey provision

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A child born within one hundred eighty days following the celebration of the marriage is prima facie presumed to be legitimate.

Official text — RA 386

A child born within one hundred eighty days following the celebration of the marriage is prima facie presumed to be legitimate. Such a child is conclusively presumed to be legitimate in any of these cases:

(1) If the husband, before the marriage, knew of the pregnancy of the wife;

(2) If he consented, being present, to the putting of his surname on the record of birth of the child;

(3) If he expressly or tacitly recognized the child as his own. (110a)

Source: lawphil.net (RA 386 as amended)

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