Civil Code (Cap. 16), article 80

80. (1) Such possession shall be established by a series of facts which, collectively, go to show the connection of filiati on and relationship between an individual and the family to which he claims to belong. (2) Such facts are ch iefly the following: (a) in the case of spouses who have contracted marriage before the coming into force of the M a r r i a g e A c t a n d other Laws (Amendment) Act, 2017 * t h a t t h e individual has always borne the surname of the father of whom he claims to be the child; *The provisions of Act XXIII of 2017 came into force on the 1st of September, 2017. See Legal Notice 212 of 2017. CIVIL CODE [CAP. 16. 43 (b) in the case of children born to spouses who have contracted marriage after the coming into force of the Marriage Act and other Laws (Amendment) Act, 2017, that the individual has alwa ys borne the Family Name of the spouses of whom he cl aims to be the child; (c) that the parents have treated the child as their own, and have, as such, provided for the child's maintenance, education, and establishment in life; (d) that he has been constantly acknowledged as such in society; (e) that he has been acknowledged as such by the family. No person can claim a status contrary to that attributed to him by the act of birth. Amended by: XVIII.2004.7.