Swiss Civil Code

¹ Where the par­ent-child re­la­tion­ship ex­ists only with the moth­er, the fath­er may re­cog­nise the child.

² Where the re­cog­nising per­son is a minor or sub­ject to a gen­er­al deputy­ship or if the adult pro­tec­tion au­thor­ity has is­sued a re­lated or­der, re­cog­ni­tion re­quires the con­sent of his or her leg­al rep­res­ent­at­ive.²⁶⁴

³ Re­cog­ni­tion is ef­fected by means of a de­clar­a­tion made be­fore the civil re­gis­trar or by test­a­ment­ary dis­pos­i­tion or, if an ac­tion to de­clare pa­tern­ity is pending, by a de­clar­a­tion made to the court.