Title VI — Paternity and Filiation
Article 164
ELI5— what this means for you
Children conceived or born during a valid marriage are legitimate. A child born within 300 days after the marriage is dissolved (by death, annulment, etc.) is also presumed legitimate — the 'presumption of legitimacy.'
Key point
Born during marriage = legitimate. Born within 300 days after marriage ends = still presumed legitimate.
Official text — EO 209
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