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Article 321 of the French Civil Code

Except where they are confined by law to a different time limit, actions relating to filiation are prescribed by ten years from the day on which the person was deprived of the status he or she claims, or began to enjoy the status that is contested. In the case of a child, this period is suspended during the child’s minority.

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Article 321

Sauf lorsqu’elles sont enfermées par la loi dans un autre délai, les actions relatives à la filiation se prescrivent par dix ans à compter du jour où la personne a été privée de l’état qu’elle réclame, ou a commencé à jouir de l’état qui lui est contesté. A l’égard de l’enfant, ce délai est suspendu pendant sa minorité.

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