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Article 171. The heirs of the husband may

impugn the filiation of the child within the

period prescribed in the preceding Article only

in the following cases:

(1) If the husband should died before the

expiration of the period fixed for bringing his

action;

(2) If he should die after the filing of the

complaint without having desisted therefrom;

or

(3) If the child was born after the death of the

husband. (262a)

Chapter 2. Proof of Filiation