PAVLOVIC

Interim Decision #2799 MATTER OF PAVLOV1C In Visa Petition Proceedings A-23340106 Decided by Board June 23, 1980 (1) Under Article 58 of the Yugoslavian Constitution, children born out of wedlock are considered equal to those born in wedlock with respect to the rights and duties of the parents toward them, and the terms legitimate and illegitimate are no longer used in domestic relations legislation. (2) The beneficiary, born out of wedlock in Yugoslavia in 1960, is deemed legitimate at birth. (3) Under the Law of Yugoslavia, acknowledgment is not necessary to effect legitima- tion but does…