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Chapter 10. - Filiation

Art. 649Legal Rules Mandatory
Art. 650Maternal Filiation
Art. 651Paternal Filiation
Art. 652Appointment
Art. 653Contestation by the Father
Art. 654Contestation by the Mother
Art. 655Contestation by the Child
Art. 656Death of Father, Mother or Child
Art. 657Retroactive Effect of a Contestation of Paternity
Art. 658Formalities
Art. 659Representation
Art. 660Retroactive Effect of Acknowledgment
Art. 661Nullity
Art. 662Consent by Child or Mother
Art. 663Annulment
Art. 664Death of Father, Mother or Child
Art. 665Retroactive Effect of Annulment
Art. 666Bringing of Action
Art. 667Retroactive Effect
Art. 668Record of Birth
Art. 669Possession of Status
Art. 670Action of Child to Claim his Status
Art. 671Adoptive Filiation
Art. 672Age of Adopter
Art. 673Adoption of Child Merely Conceived
Art. 674Children of Adopter
Art. 675Adoption by One Spouse
Art. 676Parties to the Contract
Art. 677Consent of Parents of Adopted Child
Art. 678Approval of Adoption
Art. 679Conditions for Approval
Art. 680Revocation of Adoption
Art. 681Institutions and Bodies. Duty to Keep Record and Disclose
Art. 682Biological Parent or Other Person Who Has the Custody
Art. 683Artificial Procreation
Art. 684Resolution of Disputes

Civil Code · English · 2015

Article 656

Death of Father, Mother or Child

The right to contest the paternity is strictly personal and may not be exercised by relatives or heirs.

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This is the 2015 English-language edition attributed in its front matter to the Ministry of Justice. Eri Atlas has not independently verified the translation, later changes, or whether the text is currently in force. Nine passages are incomplete in the available scan and are identified where they occur.

Source title: Civil Code of the State of Eritrea
Edition: 2015
Issuing body: Ministry of Justice, State of Eritrea
Repository: FAOLEX
Language: English
Source pages: 182

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