Practice question
If a foundling is already adopted, what does section 12 state about the former biological parents’ or guardian’s legal ties?
- They automatically regain full custody upon request
- The finder receives all parental authority
- The child becomes legally parentless
- Those ties are severed and the corresponding ties are vested in the adopters
- Only a name changes while all former authority remains
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2022/ra_11767_2022.html — RA 11767, section 12
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2022/ra_11642_2022.html — RA 11642, section 11, voluntary commitment and restoration
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