MALONEY

Interim Decision #2683 MATTER OF MALONEY In Visa Petition Proceedings A-22560105 Decided by Board December 21, 1978 (1) Under the Constitution of Panama of March 1, 1946, and its implementing law of September 20, 1946, all acknowledged children are to be treated equally and considered legitimate, regardless of whether or not the natural parents ever marry. (2) The right of legitimation extends to those born before March 2, 1946. To preserve this right, in eases where paternity has not previously been acknowledged in the birth records, it is only necessary for the father to rectify the birth…