Practice question
Rescission is granted after a legally vested successional right was acquired before rescission. A party claims the order automatically erases every earlier vested right and immunizes the adopter from criminal liability for proven abuse. Which answer follows the Act?
- Prior vested rights are respected, and rescission is without prejudice to applicable criminal penalties for properly proven acts
- Every vested right disappears retroactively
- Every criminal act is pardoned by rescission
- The adoptee must surrender all prior lawful rights automatically
- The civil registrar may grant criminal immunity
Legal references
- RA 11642, Sections 51-53: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/2/94036
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