English
1) The acknowledgement of paternity shall be of no effect unless it has been
acknowledged, to be well founded, by the mother of the child.
2) It the mother of the child is dead or is not in a position of manifesting her will,
the acknowledgement of paternity may be accepted by the maternal
grandfather or grand-mother of the child.
3) In default of maternal grandparents, it may be accepted by another maternal
ascendant or by the guardian of the judicially interdicted person.