The marriage of the mother and reputed father of a bastard child renders it legitimate if the child is recognized by the father as his child.
History: (Code 1852, §2008; Code 1867, §2404; Code 1876, §2742; Code 1886, §2364; Code 1896, §364; Code 1907, §5199; Code 1923, §9299; Code 1940, T.
27, §10.)