Practice question
A husband entitled to bring an impugnation action dies before his applicable Article 170 period expires. His heirs act within the legally available period and invoke Article 171. Is their action categorically barred merely because they are heirs rather than the husband?
- Yes, heirs can never bring any such action
- No, Article 171 expressly includes the husband’s death before expiry as a permitted heir-action situation
- Yes, only the local registrar may act
- No, because heirs always have unlimited time
- Yes, every death automatically confirms paternity conclusively
Legal references
- https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/5/95173 — Family Code, Articles 166–171
- https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2022/oct2022/gr_222259_2022.html — Yap v. Yap, G.R. No. 222259, October 17, 2022, main opinion
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