Practice question
A child’s father recognizes filiation in a public document, but no subsequent parental marriage occurs. The child asks whether recognition alone necessarily creates legitimated status and all Article 179 effects. Which is correct?
- Recognition alone is always legitimation
- Every recognized child is automatically adopted
- A surname entry substitutes for parental marriage
- Every child chooses status merely by affidavit
- Recognition and legitimation are distinct; the latter requires the statutory eligibility and subsequent valid parental marriage
Legal references
- https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/5/95173 — Family Code, Articles 174 and 178–182
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2009/ra_9858_2009.html — RA 9858, amended Articles 177–178
- https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2023/feb2023/gr_250199_2023.html — Republic v. Boquiren, G.R. No. 250199, February 13, 2023
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