July 4, 2005 7:35 PM No more illegitimate children in France - ministry PARIS (Reuters) - France abolished the legal terms "legitimate" and "illegitimate" for children Monday with a decree saying the distinction dating back to the Napoleonic Code of 1804 made no sense anymore. Abolishing the terms brings France's civil code in line with laws passed in recent years banning discrimination -- especially for inheritance -- between children born in or outside of a marriage, a Justice Ministry communique said. About 46 percent of French babies are now born out of wedlock, compared to about 10 percent in the...