In order for the child's rights and obligations to be legally recognized, the child's filiation must be duly established. In other words, the father and mother of the child must be clearly identified. A number of rights and duties are associated with parenthood. They are referred to as attributes of parental authority. These rights and duties of parents concern the custody, supervision and education of the child.
Parents also have the duty to feed and maintain their child.
No child support can be required from the grandparents. Except for serious reasons, parents cannot prevent their child from pursuing a relationship with his grandparents. If both parties cannot live in harmony, the court will determine the terms of the relationship. With respect to their child, parents have the same rights and duties whether they are married or in a de facto union, whether they are living together or not, are separated or divorced or whether their child was born as a result of medically assisted procreation or was adopted. A parent who fails to fulfil all his duties with respect to his child may, if serious reasons and the interest of the child warrant it, be deprived of his parental authority by the court.