Practice question
Support is fixed using established need and resources. Later, the child’s necessary medical and educational costs materially increase and the obligor’s means also increase. The obligor says the original amount can never change because the child’s birth status is unchanged. Which is correct?
- 202 permits proportional adjustment with changes in necessities and resources
- Birth status permanently freezes every amount
- Only a surname change allows adjustment
- Support ends automatically whenever costs rise
- Every increase is forbidden after initial determination
Legal references
- Family Code EO209: https://lawphil.net/executive/execord/eo1987/eo_209_1987.html Articles174,176,194 and201–202.
- Vina v Ty GR273935 August18,2025 MAIN: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2025/aug2025/gr_273935_2025.html MAIN failed adoption and contingent surname application.
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