Practice question
A challenger treats an omitted registry annotation as proof that the parents never celebrated a qualifying marriage, although the marriage and legitimation are independently established. What must be distinguished?
- Every omission proves fraud
- All records are legally irrelevant
- The child’s wishes alone
- Only the registrar’s age
- An administrative recording omission from an actual failure of the substantive legitimation requirements
Legal references
- Republic v. Tangarorang, G.R. No.272006, February 5, 2025, MAIN decision: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/1/69852
- Family Code, Articles54,174,177-182: https://lawphil.net/executive/execord/eo1987/eo_209_1987.html
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