Bonds of natural relationship derive from community of blood.
Civil Code
2015 English source edition · Current applicability not established.
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Article 497
Natural Relationship · Preserved transcription; page attribution imported from the source collection. Verify against the original.
A bond of relationship by consanguinity exists, in the direct line between ascendants and descendants.
In the collateral line, it exists, between persons who descend from one or more common ascendants.