Practice question
In a civil child-custody action properly before the Family Court, a party says the court must leave custody entirely unaddressed until final judgment because Section7 contains no interim authority. Which is correct?
- The clerk alone decides custody
- Interim custody is categorically forbidden
- The case must become a criminal prosecution first
- Section7 expressly permits temporary custody
- Only the child’s employer may decide
Legal references
- RA8369 Sections5 and7, family jurisdiction and provisional remedies: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1997/ra_8369_1997.html
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