Practice question
A finder says discovering a foundling immediately makes the finder the child's legal adoptive parent. Which is correct?
- Discovery always completes adoption.
- Only possession for one night is required.
- A private name change completes adoption.
- Finding the child does not itself replace the statutory adoption process.
- Every finder is permanently barred from applying.
Legal references
- RA11767 Sections4,6 and7; https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2022/ra_11767_2022.html
- RA11642 domestic administrative adoption framework; https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2022/ra_11642_2022.html
Answer this question in flashcards to review your response and continue practicing.