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Civil Code
Art. 184. Maternity
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CHAPTER 2. FILIATION BY PROOF OF MATERNITY OR PATERNITY
SECTION 1. PROOF OF MATERNITY
Art. 184. Maternity
Maternity may be established by a preponderance of the evidence that the child was born of a particular woman, except as otherwise provided by law.
Amended by Acts 1976, No. 430, §1; Acts 2005, No. 192, §1, eff. June 29, 2005; Acts 2009, No. 3, §3, eff. June 9, 2009.
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