Filiation is the relationship uniting a child and his or her parents, whether the parents are of the same or the opposite sex.
The relationship can be established by blood, by law or by an adoption judgment. Once established, filiation creates rights and obligations for both the child and the parents, regardless of the circumstances of the child’s birth.
Parents usually establish filiation by filling out and signing a Declaration of birth (Directeur de l’état civil), on which they enter their names and that of their newborn child.
Note
A Declaration of birth form is given to you by the hospital or birthing house on the birth of your child.
