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Civil Act — Article 847 (Action of denial of paternity)

민법 제847조

(1) The action of denial of paternity shall be brought by the husband or wife against the other spouse or the child within two years from the day when he or she becomes aware of the cause of the action.

(2) In the case of paragraph (1), if both of the other spouse and the child against whom the action is to be brought has died, the action of denial of paternity may be brought against a public prosecutor within two years from the day on which he or she becomes aware of the death.[This Article Wholly Amended on Mar. 31, 2005]

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