CC 242 - Conditions governing claim to alimony.
Art. 242. Conditions governing claim to alimony.
But in order that they may have a right to sue for this alimony, they must:
1. Have been legally acknowledged by both their father and mother, or by either of them from whom they claim alimony; or they must have been declared to be their children by a judgment duly pronounced, in cases in which they may be admitted to prove their paternal or maternal descent;
2. They must prove in a satisfactory manner that they stand absolutely in need of such alimony for their support.