Practice question
A recognized nonmarital child's father insists that acknowledgment means automatic legitimacy, mandatory paternal surname, exclusive paternal authority and identical shares in every succession. Which combined assessment is correct?
- All claimed consequences follow automatically
- The claimed consequences must be separated: recognition establishes its lawful filiation effect, while status, surname, authority and succession each follow their own governing rules
- Recognition leaves the child with no rights
- The child's surname alone determines every succession share
- The father's wishes repeal the Family Code
Legal references
- Family Code Articles163–180: https://lawphil.net/executive/execord/eo1987/eo_209_1987.html
- RA9255 amending Article176: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/2/277
- Grande v. Antonio, GR206248, February18 2014, main decision: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/1/56521
- Aquino v. Aquino, GR208912 and209018, December7 2021, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2021/dec2021/gr_208912_2021.html
- Viña v. Ty, GR273935, August18 2025, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2025/aug2025/gr_273935_2025.html
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