Abstract
Unlike French law, which recognises legitimate, natural, adulterine, and adoptive filiation, Moroccan law only acknowledges legitimate blood filiation. Marriage is the exclusive foundation of family ties; adoption is formally prohibited, and extramarital sexual relations as well as adultery are criminally sanctioned. A child born out of wedlock cannot be recognised by the father nor establish natural paternity, nor can the father legitimise the child through subsequent marriage. Consequently, the illegitimate child finds themselves in a situation comparable to that of adulterine children in pre-Revolutionary France, effectively devoid of any legal relationship with their biological father.
Recommended Citation
CHAFI, Mohamed
(1989)
"The Child Born Out of Wedlock in Morocco,"
Revue Marocaine de Droit, d'Economie et de Gestion (Moroccan Journal of Law, Economics and Management): Vol. 8:
Iss.
1, Article 14.
https://doi.org/10.66499/2665-7112.1553
Available at:
https://scholarhub.univh2c.ma/remadeg/vol8/iss1/14
DOI
10.66499/2665-7112.1553