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Belgium's Former King Ordered To Submit To Paternity Test By Brussels Court Of Appeal
23 November 2018
Alliott Group (International)
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On 25th October 2018, the Court of Appeals of Brussels ruled
that Jacques Boel is not the legal nor biological father of
Delphine Boel. Consequently, former king Albert II has now been
ordered to submit to DNA testing to finally answer the long-held
claims over whether Delphine is in fact his illegitimate child.
Read more about the Court's ruling and its consequences in
this short article by Alliott Group Belgian law firm Peeters Law,
legal counsel to Delphine Boel:
https://www.alliottgroup.net/practice-management-resources-for-owner-managed-firms/brussels-court-appeal-ruling-on-king-albert-paternity/
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