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Practice question: Title XII – Crimes Against the Civil Status of Persons

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Practice question

A legitimate child is deliberately hidden to deprive the child of the recognized family civil status. All Article347 facts are proved. The accused says physical abandonment is required even when concealment is established. What does the text say?
  1. Intent to deprive civil status is irrelevant
  2. Both concealment and abandonment are always cumulatively required
  3. Only marriage fraud is covered
  4. Concealment is expressly excluded
  5. Concealment or abandonment with the specified intent

Legal references

  • RA10951 Section90, amended Article347, child substitution and concealment: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2017/ra_10951_2017.html

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