Practice question
An alleged father executes an authentic signed public acknowledgment expressly admitting the child's filiation. The child seeks to establish nonmarital filiation under the Family Code. Is it correct to reject that form merely because Article 172 speaks of legitimate children?
- Yes, nonmarital filiation can never be proved
- Yes, only DNA is allowed
- Yes, acknowledgment is always irrelevant
- No; Article 175 permits nonmarital filiation to be established in the same way and on the same evidence, subject to its rules
- Yes, a child must first be adopted
Legal references
- Family Code Articles163–180: https://lawphil.net/executive/execord/eo1987/eo_209_1987.html
- Lucas v. Lucas, GR190710, June6 2011, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2011/jun2011/gr_190710_2011.html
- RA9255 amending Article176: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/2/277
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