Civil Code (Cap. 16)
Civil Code (Cap. 16), article 279
279. (1) In the case of a child conceived and born out of
wedlock, the name of the father shall not be stated in the act, except
at the request of the person acknowledging himself before the
officer drawing up the act to be the father of such child and t he
mother’s single status shall not be declared or in any other ma nner
indicated.
(2) Where the child is not acknowledged jointly by both the
father and the mother, the provi sions of article 86 shall apply .
(3) Where no such request is made, there shall be stated in the
proper place in the act that the fath er of the child is unknown .
When the person
who gave birth to
the child is
married.
Amended by:
XXIV .2011.99;
XV .2012.19;
XIX.2012.16;
XXIII.2017.60.
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