Civil Code (Cap. 16)
Civil Code (Cap. 16), article 280
280. (1) Where the person who gave birth to the child is married,
the name of the other spouse shall be entered in the act as tha t of
the parent, notwithstanding any declaration to the contrary, sa ving
any correction which may subsequently be made upon a judgment
in regard to the filiation of the child.
(2) The provisions of this a rticle shall not apply -
(a) if the other spouse was, during the whole period of the
three hundred days next pr eceding the day of the birth
of the child, absent from Malta, and such absence is
attested in writing and on oath before the retired Judge
or retired Magistrate or retired advocate of the Court of
Revision of Notarial Acts by at least two trustworthy
persons;
(b) if one of the spouses had, during the whole of the said
period, lived legally separated from the other spouse; or
(c) if before the notice of the birth is given the spouses
together declare in writing and on oath before the
retired Judge or retired Magistrate or retired advocate of
the Court of Revision of Notarial Acts that during the
whole period of the three hu ndred days next preceding
the day of the birth of the child they did not have a
sexual relationship together.
108 [CAP. 16. CIVIL CODE
Particulars
respecting the
person who gave
birth to a child
conceived and born
out of wedlock.
Amended by:
VII.1985.2;
XII.1986.4;
XVIII.2004.39;
XIII.2007.13;
XXIV .2011.99;
XIX.2012.16.
Substituted by:
XXIII.2017.61.
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