Practice question
An eligible child is validly legitimated through the parents’ subsequent voidable marriage. That marriage is later annulled. What does Article 178 provide about legitimation?
- It automatically disappears retroactively
- Annulment of the voidable marriage does not affect legitimation
- It becomes dependent on the registrar’s personal preference
- It lasts only until the next birthday
- The child loses every right previously acquired
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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