Practice question
A husband knows of the birth and recording when they occur and resides in the same municipality. No concealment or other exceptional timing issue exists. He files his impugnation action eight months later. Is it outside Article 170’s ordinary period?
- Yes, the deadline is three months
- Yes, only one week is allowed
- Yes, every case allows only six months
- Yes, birth registration ends the right immediately
- No, eight months is within the applicable one-year period
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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