Afghanistan Civil Laws Topic 9 Rights of Children Part 3

Part 3 — Proof of Parentage in Invalid Marriage and Doubtful Sexual Intercourse

Article 222:

(1) In an invalid marriage, child of wife shall have lineage to husband when child is born at least after
six months since the date of sexual intercourse.
(2) In the event of abandonment or separation, child shall have lineage to husband if child is born
within a maximum period of 1 year since those events.

Article 223:

In case parentage is proven, even in invalid marriage or doubtful sexual intercourse, its effects, such as
alimony, inheritance, prohibition of marriage and the like, shall ensue.

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