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A natural child who has been acknowledged by the parents after they have intermarried acquires the status of a legitimate child from that time.

These provisions apply correspondingly in the case when the child has already died.

Section II.
Adopted Children.

Subsection I.
Requisites of Adoption.

837.

A person of full age can adopt another person.

838.

An ascendant[errata 1] or a person older than the adopter cannot be adopted.

839.

If there is a male child who is a legal expectant heir, another male cannot be adopted; but this does not apply to the adoption of a male for the purpose of his marrying a daughter of the house.

840.

A guardian cannot adopt his ward. The same

  1. ↑ Correction: An ascendant should be amended to A relative in the ascending line: detail
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