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Section 536
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536. (Repealed).
1991, c. 64, a. 536; 2023, c. 132023, c. 13, s. 131.
536. In all cases where the law does not impose a shorter period, actions concerning filiation are prescribed by 30 years from the day the child is deprived of the claimed status or begins to enjoy the contested status.
If a child has died without having claimed his status but while he was still within the time limit to do so, his heirs may take action within three years of his death.
