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Sec. 4. No presumption of legitimacy or illegitimacy. — There is no presumption of legitimacy or illegitimacy of a child born after three hundred [ ] days following the dissolution of the marriage or the separation of the spouses. Whoever alleges the legitimacy or illegitimacy of such child must prove his or her allegation.

2019 Revised Rules on Evidence (A.M. No. 19-08-15-SC), Rule 131, Section 4. Reproduced verbatim and verified against the Supreme Court's official published text and the ChanRobles rendering.

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This is Section 4 of Rule 131 (Burden Of Proof, Burden Of Evidence And Presumptions) of the 2019 Revised Rules on Evidence, the rules promulgated by the Supreme Court in A.M. No. 19-08-15-SC and in force since May 1, 2020. The text above is reproduced verbatim from the current rules.

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