CHAPTER 3 > LEGITIMATED CHILDREN
Art. 269. Only natural children can be legitimated. Children born outside wedlock of parents who, at the time of the conception of the former, were not disqualified by any impediment to marry each other, are natural. (119a)
Art. 270. Legitimation shall take place by the subsequent marriage between the parents. (120a)
Art. 271. Only natural children who have been recognized by the parents before or after the celebration of the marriage, or have been declared natural children by final judgment, may be considered legitimated by subsequent marriage.
If a natural child is recognized or judicially declared as natural, such recognition or declaration shall extend to his or her brothers or sisters of the full blood: Provided, That the consent of the latter shall be implied if they do not impugn the recognition within four years from the time of such recognition, or in case they are minors, within four years following the attainment of majority. (121a)
Art. 272. Children who are legitimated by subsequent marriage shall enjoy the same rights as legitimate children. (122)
Art. 273. Legitimation shall take effect from the time of the child's birth. (123a)
Art. 274. The legitimation of children who died before the celebration of the marriage shall benefit their descendants. (124)
Art. 275. Legitimation may be impugned by those who are prejudiced in their rights, when it takes place in favor of those who do not have the legal condition of natural children or when the requisites laid down in this Chapter are not complied with. (128a)
