Q: Who are considered illegitimate children?
A: Illegitimate children are those conceived and born outside the bounds of a legally recognized marriage.
Q: Under what circumstances can an illegitimate child use their father’s surname?
A: There are several situations when an illegitimate child can use their father’s surname:
- The father has officially acknowledged the child in their birth record, which appears in the civil register.
- The father has publicly admitted to the child’s filiation in a legal document.
- The father has acknowledged the child in a private handwritten document.
Please note: It’s important to remember that a father retains the right to contest the filiation through a court proceeding during his lifetime.
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Hi, what are things to do if a mother migrating to other country with illegitimate child carrying biological father’s surname.