Civil Code (Cap. 16)
Civil Code (Cap. 16), article 102
102. The presumption arising out of subsequent marriage in
accordance with the preceding article shall not take place unle ss the
children have been acknowledged by both parents by means of a
declaration in the act of marriage, or otherwise as provided in sub-
article (1) of article 87, or unl ess their paternity and matern ity have
been declared by a judgment of the court:
Provided that the family name chosen by the parents upon
their marriage may also be adopted by the children who shall be
deemed iuris et de iure to have always been conceived or born in
wedlock by virtue of that marriage.
Effects of
presumption as a
consequence of
subsequent
marriage.
Amended by:
XVIII.2004.22.
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