Section 3: Establishment of filiation by possession of status

Each of the parents or the child may apply to a notary for the issue of an acte de notoriété, which will be evidence of possession of status until proven otherwise. The acte de notoriété is established on the basis of the statements of at least three witnesses and any other documents produced that attest to a sufficient collection of facts within the meaning of Article 311-1. The deed of…