Chapter I
Descent
133. Actual descent shall be the basis of the family. No distinction shall be made between the relationship established through marriage and that established by union outside of marriage.
Note I. Children descending from parents who are not married have equal rights with those descending from parents living in registered marriage.
Note II. The provision of the present section extends also to children born outside of marriage before the publication of the decree relating to civil marriage (December 20, 1917).
134. The persons registered as parents in the register of births are considered respectively as father and mother of the child.
135. In the absence of an entry of the parents of a child or in case of an entry which is incorrect or incomplete, the interested parties have the right to establish their paternity and maternity respectively by court procedure.
Note. Cases relative to descent are under the jurisdiction of the local court.
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