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Acquisition (RA 6809)

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  1. Under RA 6809's general rule, at what age does majority commence unless otherwise provided?
  2. What effect does emancipation generally have under amended Article 236?
  3. Which special marriage rule does RA 6809 expressly preserve despite majority at 18?
  4. A person has just turned 18. A parent says the general age of majority is still 21 because that was the old rule. No sp…
  5. A 19-year-old argues that general majority at 18 automatically removes the special parental-consent requirement for con…
  6. A 20-year-old enters an otherwise valid ordinary civil transaction. Capacity and all requirements apart from an asserte…
  7. After a child reaches 18, a parent argues that RA 6809 necessarily erases every possible statutory parental responsibil…
  8. Explain how general majority at 18 coexists with RA 6809's parental-consent rule for marriage before 21.
  9. What does amended Article 236 say about parental authority and qualification for civil acts after emancipation? Does it…
  10. Discuss RA 6809's express preservation of the identified Civil Code Article 2180 responsibilities for children or wards…
  11. RA6809 expressly repealed which Family Code articles?
  12. Section4 expressly mentions which existing instrument in its protection against prejudicial retroactive effect?