Practice question
A mother invokes a desire for exclusive custody as the only ground to cancel her child’s legitimated status after an Article 36 judgment. No independent statutory ground is shown. What is correct?
- Custody relief must be pursued through the appropriate proceeding rather than changing status contrary to Article 54
- Custody preference is a new ground under Article 182
- Every custody dispute destroys legitimation
- The court must downgrade the child by agreement
- The child’s surname determines custody conclusively
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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