Cap. 16 Art. 90Parental authority over a child conceivedandborn out of wedlock.

(1) The parent who has acknowledged a child conceived and born out of wedlock shall have in regard to him all the rights of parental authority other than the legal usufruct.

(2) If the interests of the child so require, the court may order that only one of the parents shall exercise the rights of parental authority;

(3) The Court may also restrict the exercise of the aforementioned rights and, in serious cases, exclude both parents from the exercise of these rights.

(4) The Court may also restrict the exercise of the aforementioned rights where one or both of the parents are convicted with one or more of the offences listed in Title VII of Part II of Book First of the

Criminal Code.