Article 659

The acknowledgment shall be made personally by the father, even where he is a minor. The personal consent of the minor shall be required for acknowledging a child.

A mandate to make the acknowledgment may only be given by a special authorization approved by the Court.

Acknowledgment may be made personally by a person subject to judicial interdiction or, with the permission of the Court, by a legal representative acting in his name.

If the father of the child is dead or, not is a position to manifest his will, the acknowledgment of paternity may be made in his name by the paternal grandparents.

In default of paternal grandparents, acknowledgment may be made by paternal great-grandparents.