consent of the mother is not required. If the child is of adult age he should give his consent thereto. Article 253: All laws contrary to this Constitution are hereby repealed. All laws, legislative decrees, decrees, regulations, orders, and other provisions in force at the time this Constitution is promulgated shall continue in effect insofar as they are not contrary to the Constitution or to laws hereinafter enacted. (Exs. 2-3 to Govt-’s Dec. 5, 2012 Ltr. (Doc. Nos. 53-2 & 53-3) at 9, 52.) Reading it plainly, the Constitution unequivocally declares that all legal distinctions between Panamanian children born in and out of wedlock were eliminated. The effect of such declaration is that all Panamanian children would be considered “legitimated” under § 1432(a). See Lau, 563 F.2d at 548 (<HOLDING>). Not only does Article 58 declare that “all
recognizing that because the state has cognizable interests in the safety of children in its jurisdiction neglectful parents may be separated from their children holding wife unreasonably exposed neighbors children to danger because she invited the children over in spite of knowing her husband had molested children in the past holding evidence insufficient to terminate mothers parental rights under section c because mother made arrangements for adequate support of children evidence showed mother left children with father who maintained steady employment and adequately supported children mother knew that father would provide adequate support and mother left children pursuant to agreed divorce decree holding the prospective adoptive father of surrogate children did not comply with the interstate compact on the placement of children holding that a chinese law declaring that children born out of wedlock shall enjoy the same rights as children born in lawful wedlock makes all children born in china legitimate