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Article 175. Illegitimate children may establish

their illegitimate filiation in the same way and

on the same evidence as legitimate children.

The action must be brought within the same

period specified in Article 173, except when the

action is based on the second paragraph of

Article 172, in which case the action may be

brought during the lifetime of the alleged

parent. (289a)

Article 176. Illegitimate children shall use the

surname and shall be under the parental

authority of their mother, and shall be entitled

to support in conformity with this Code. The

legitime of each illegitimate child shall consist

of one-half of the legitime of a legitimate child.

Except for this modification, all other provisions

in the Civil Code governing successional rights

shall remain in force. (287a)