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Article 197 of the French Civil Code

If, however, in the case of articles 194 and 195, there are children from two individuals who have lived publicly as husband and wife, and who are both deceased, the legitimacy of the children cannot be contested on the sole pretext of the lack of representation in the act of celebration, whenever this legitimacy is proven by possession of status which is not contradicted by the act of birth.

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Article 197

Si néanmoins, dans le cas des articles 194 et 195, il existe des enfants issus de deux individus qui ont vécu publiquement comme mari et femme, et qui soient tous deux décédés, la légitimité des enfants ne peut être contestée sous le seul prétexte du défaut de représentation de l’acte de célébration, toutes les fois que cette légitimité est prouvée par une possession d’état qui n’est point contredite par l’acte de naissance.

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