Practice question
A claimant proves only that the accused and offended party treated each other as siblings socially; they are neither biological nor legally adopted siblings and have no other enumerated relationship. The claimant demands Article 15 treatment as an adopted sibling. Which is best?
- Every affectionate description necessarily proves legal adoption.
- Social description alone does not establish the specified legal adoption or another listed class.
- Sharing meals automatically creates legal sibling status.
- The court may ignore the proved absence of adoption.
- A nickname always replaces civil status.
Legal references
- Revised Penal Code, Article 15, specified relationship classes, compared with Article 11(2): https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/20426
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