Practice question
Under Tangarorang, does a legitimated child necessarily lose legitimate status when the parents’ marriage is later declared void under Article 36?
- No; Article 54 preserves the status in that setting
- Yes, automatically
- Only if the parents agree
- Only if no sibling objects
- Only if the child pays a fee
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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