Practice question
A court considers a child’s status incidentally in a properly filed nullity proceeding. A party argues that this permission alone proves the child must become illegitimate regardless of the nullity ground. Which is best?
- The procedure guarantees that result
- The ability to consider status does not override the substantive Article 54 protection applicable to Article 36 nullity
- Every void marriage has identical consequences for children
- The parties may select any status
- The judge need not identify the nullity ground
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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