Practice question
Spouses are legally separated and an otherwise qualified spouse seeks to adopt individually under Section 21’s express exception. An officer says joint adoption is absolute even for legally separated spouses. Which is correct?
- Joint adoption admits no exception
- Section 21 expressly lists legal separation as an exception, while the remaining requirements still apply
- Legal separation itself completes adoption
- The spouse may ignore all consents
- The child becomes adopted by filing a letter
Legal references
- RA11642, Sections21-34, domestic administrative adoption: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2022/ra_11642_2022.html
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