Article 261

RA 386 · Civil Code of the PhilippinesKey provision

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There is no presumption of legitimacy or illegitimacy of a child born after three hundred days following the dissolution of the marriage or the separation of the spouses.

Official text — RA 386

There is no presumption of legitimacy or illegitimacy of a child born after three hundred days following the dissolution of the marriage or the separation of the spouses. Whoever alleges the legitimacy or the illegitimacy of such child must prove his allegation. (n)

Source: lawphil.net (RA 386 as amended)

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