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Practice question: Recovery of Legal Custody and Restoration of Parental Authority

Multiple Choice Medium

Practice question

A voluntary-commitment restoration petition is filed four months after DVC signing. The claimant relies only on11’s ordinary three-month rule and proves no separate lawful basis. Is it within that stated window?
  1. No; four months exceeds the specified three months
  2. Yes, any filing before adulthood is timely
  3. Yes, signing never matters
  4. Yes, a private letter restarts the window automatically
  5. Yes, the period is always ten years

Legal references

  • RA11767 Foundling Recognition and Protection Act: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2022/ra_11767_2022.html Section12.
  • RA11642 Domestic Administrative Adoption and Alternative Child Care Act: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2022/ra_11642_2022.html Section11.

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