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An unmarried mother, Mara, gives birth to a child named Sora in 2013. In 2014, the alleged father, Jovan, signs a sworn Declaration of Paternity before a notary, acknowledging Sora as his child; the declaration is filed with the local Civil Registrar and Sora’s birth certificate lists Jovan as father. In 2016, Mara marries a man named Kato (not Jovan). In 2019, Jovan dies intestate. Mara seeks to determine Sora’s status and Sora’s rights to Jovan’s estate. (a)Has Sora’s filiation with Jovan been established by the voluntary paternity acknowledgment? Identify the controlling rule and apply it to these facts. (b)Does Mara’s marriage to Kato legitimize Sora as Jovan’s child for all purposes? Explain whether legitimation by marriage applies in this scenario and why. (c)Assuming Sora’s filiation is established, what are Sora’s possible inheritance rights from Jovan’s estate? If not established, what are Sora’s rights?