Practice question
Spouses simulated a birth before RA 11222 took effect. They acted for the child’s best interests and consistently raised the child as their own. They ask whether these facts alone permanently immunize them even if they never file the required adoption-and-rectification petition. Which answer is correct?
- Yes, no filing is required
- Yes, consistent treatment substitutes for every procedure
- Yes, only verbal acknowledgment is necessary
- Yes, because all civil-register offenses are abolished
- No; filing the required petition within the statutory ten-year period is also a condition
Legal references
- RA 11222, Section 4: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2019/ra_11222_2019.html
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