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marriage, it is presumed to be the child of her husband.
If a child is born not less than two hundred days after the contracting of the marriage, or within three hundred days after its dissolution or cancellation, it is presumed to have been conceived during the marriage.
821.
If a woman who has contracted a new marriage in contravention of the provisions of Art. 767 bears a child, and the father of the child cannot be determined by means of the provisions of the preceding article, it is to be determined by the court.
822.
In the case of Art. 820 the husband may contest the legitimacy of the child.
823.
The right of contesting the legitimacy of the child is exercised by an action against the child or its legal representative. If the husband is the legal representative of the child, the court must appoint a special representative.
824.
The husband loses his right to contest the legitimacy of the child, if after its birth he acknowledges it as legitimate.
825.
The husband must bring the action to contest the legitimacy of the child within one year after he has notice of the child’s birth.