Practice question
Under RA 9255 and Grande, does qualifying paternal recognition necessarily compel the child to use the father's surname?
- Yes, the father always dictates it
- Yes, recognition abolishes every choice
- No; the provision says the child may use it under the governing requirements
- Yes, the mother's surname becomes unlawful
- Yes, support payments purchase naming authority
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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