4); Paternity can be recognized by the man claiming to be the father of the child even before the child is born, either in front of a registrar or in a deed or will (art. 16); Paternity outside wedlock can be declared by a court (in a court declaration of paternity) in cases where: The alleged father seduced the mother; or The alleged father has provided for or participated in the upkeep and education of the child as a father would; or Evidence is produced that the alleged father had a steady relationship with the mother during the legal period of conception (art.
4); Une reconnaissance de paternité peut être formulée par celui qui se prétend le père de l'enfant même simplement conçu, soit devant l'officier de l'état civil, soit dans un acte authentique, soit par testament (art. 16); La paternité hors mariage peut être judicieusement déclarée (déclaration judiciaire de paternité) dans le cas: