Book of Acknowledgment

(1) Acknowledgment is valid only from a legally competent person who acts of his own free choice and is not under interdiction; any admission extracted by coercion is invalid.

If someone is compelled to weigh out a sum of money and, for that purpose, sells property that he owns, the sale remains valid.

The acknowledgment of a sick person is effective, except when it grants his entire estate to an heir, in which case it is treated like a bequest.

(2) Should a husband admit that his wife is entitled to her dowry, she receives the customary dowry for a woman of her standing by virtue of the marriage itself, not by virtue of his admission.

If he acknowledges a right in favor of someone who is then an heir but, at the moment of his death, ceases to be an heir, the acknowledgment does not take effect. Conversely, if he acknowledges a right for someone who is not an heir, the admission is binding even if, by the time of death, that person has become an heir—this is the opposite of what applies to gifts and bequests.

An acknowledgment of marriage made by the woman herself, by a guardian who has authority to compel her, or by an authorized guardian, is accepted.

If a man acknowledges that a minor or an insane person of unknown lineage is his son, the child’s lineage is thereby established; if the child has already died, the acknowledger inherits from him; and if the child is legally competent, his confirmation is required.

Section

If one says, “I owe him one thousand, yet it is not binding upon me,” or words to that effect, the one thousand becomes binding on him. The same does not apply if he says, “He has over me from…" (sentence continues).