Title VI — Paternity and Filiation
Article 168
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If the marriage is terminated and the mother remarries within 300 days, a child born in this situation may potentially be attributed to two possible fathers. The law applies the presumption of legitimacy in favor of the first marriage if the child was born within 300 days of its end.
Official text — EO 209
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