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 between the child and the family to which the child claims to belong, such as the fact that the father provides education or maintenance to the child or allows him or her to use his family name, or any other fact.

In any of the abovesaid events, if it appears that the man cannot be the father of the child, the action shall be dismissed.

As regards an action for legitimation of a child during the minority of the child, if the child has not yet attained full fifteen years of age, the legal representative of the child shall institute it on his or her behalf. In the event that the child has no legal representative or has one who, however, is unable to perform the duty, a close relative of the child or a public prosecutor may request a court to appoint a representative ad litem to perform the duty of instituting the action on behalf of the child.

Once the child has attained full fifteen years of age, the child must institute the action himself or herself, in respect of which he or she is not required to obtain the consent of the legal representative.

In the event that the child has already attained majority, he or she must institute the action within one year from the day he or she attained majority.

In the event that the child dies during the time when he or she still has the right to institute an action for legitimation, his or her descendant may institute the action for his or her legitimation. If the descendant of the child has known of the cause for which