Practice question
A child remains between discovery and completion of the citizenship-confirmation documentation. An official refuses registration-related assistance on the theory that the child must be treated as stateless during that interval. Which answer follows Section 10?
- The delay automatically extinguishes all rights
- The Act expressly says the foundling shall not be considered stateless during the identified interval, while agencies must streamline registration and protect privacy
- Only adoption can end the compulsory stateless interval
- Every missing document establishes foreign citizenship
- The finder may sell citizenship documents
Legal references
- RA11767, Sections3–5 and7–11: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2022/ra_11767_2022.html
- RA11642, NACC reorganization and alternative-care powers: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2022/ra_11642_2022.html
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