Question juridique clé
Whether the action to contest paternity recognition was time-barred under Art. 260c CC
Solution extraite
The father acted with the required promptness once the reason for restitution ceased, so the cantonal court wrongly found the action time-barred.
Motifs extraits
Art. 260c para. 3 CC allows late filing for excusable reasons; once knowledge is acquired, the claimant must act as fast as possible. The steps taken to legalize, translate and certify the foreign DNA report were objectively necessary and the action was filed shortly after completion.