Practice question
An adoptee establishes repeated severe verbal maltreatment continuing despite counseling. The adopter says 47(a) applies only where visible physical injuries exist. Which is correct?
- Visible injury is expressly indispensable to every 47(a) case.
- Verbal maltreatment is categorically excluded.
- Counseling automatically immunizes every later act.
- Only the adoptee's bank balance matters.
- The statutory ground expressly includes repeated verbal maltreatment under the stated conditions.
Legal references
- RA11642 Sections37-53, adoption effects and rescission: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2022/ra_11642_2022.html
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