Practice question
A spouse seeks to adopt the other spouse's legitimate child. All qualifications and required consents are stipulated to be satisfied. An objector says Section 21 requires joint adoption without any exception, even in this exact setting. Which is correct?
- The objector is correct because no exceptions exist.
- The specified stepparent setting is an express exception to the joint-adoption rule.
- The child becomes adopted automatically without proceedings.
- The exception eliminates every required consent.
- Every marriage certificate is itself an adoption certificate.
Legal references
- RA11642 Section21, Who May Adopt; https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2022/ra_11642_2022.html
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