Practice question
An eligible child dies leaving a descendant before the parents celebrate the qualifying marriage. An opponent says death makes181 meaningless. Which is correct?
- Article181 specifically permits the legitimation to benefit descendants
- Only children alive at the ceremony can ever have relevant effects
- The descendant must be the officiant
- Death automatically voids the parents’ later marriage
- The descendant must surrender every other right
Legal references
- Family Code EO209: https://lawphil.net/executive/execord/eo1987/eo_209_1987.html Articles164 and179–182.
- RA9858 amended177–178: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/2/17263
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