Acknowledgment of a child must be made:
Civil Code
2015 English source edition · Current applicability not established.
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Article 658
Formalities · Preserved transcription; page attribution imported from the source collection. Verify against the original.
before a civil status officer;
before a public notary; or
if acknowledgement before one of the persons mentioned in the paragraphs (a) and (b) is not reasonably practical, or can only take place after a lapse of time, acknowledgment may be made before the administrator of the commune.