AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE LEGITIMATION OF CHILDREN BORN TO PARENTS BELOW MARRYING AGE
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AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE LEGITIMATION OF CHILDREN BORN TO PARENTS BELOW MARRYING AGE
Republic Act No. 9858
December 20, 2009
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Summary of Republic Act No. 9858Legitimation of Children Born to Parents Below Marrying Age
- Amends Article 177 of the Family Code of the Philippines (Section 1):
- Children conceived and born outside of wedlock may be legitimated if, at the time of conception, their parents were not disqualified by any impediment to marry each other, or were disqualified only because either or both were below 18 years of age.
- Legitimation takes place by a subsequent valid marriage between parents (Section 1, amending Article 178):
- The annulment of a voidable marriage shall not affect the legitimation.
- The Civil Registrar General shall issue necessary rules/regulations for effective implementation within one (1) month of the Act's effectivity, in consultation with various government agencies and organizations (Section 2).
- Repeals or amends inconsistent laws, presidential decrees, executive orders, proclamations, and administrative regulations (Section 3).
- Takes effect fifteen (15) days after complete publication in the Official Gazette or at least two (2) newspapers of national circulation (Section 4).
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AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE LEGITIMATION OF CHILDREN BORN TO PARENTS BELOW MARRYING AGE
Republic Act No. 9858
•December 20, 2009
Republic of the Philippines
Congress of the Philippines
Metro Manila
Fourteenth CongressThird Regular Session
Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-seventh day of July, two thousand nine.
REPUBLIC ACT. NO. 9858
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE LEGITIMATION OF CHILDREN BORN TO PARENTS BELOW MARRYING AGE, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE THE FAMILY CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES, AS AMENDED
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:
Section 1. Article 177 of Executive Order No. 209, otherwise known as the "Family Code of the Philippines", as amended, is hereby further amended to read as follows:
"Art. 177. Children conceived and born outside of wedlock of parents who, at the time of conception of the former, were not disqualified by any impediment to marry each other, or were so disqualified only because either or both of them were below eighteen (18) years of age, may be legitimated."
"Art. 178. Legitimation shall take place by a subsequent valid marriage between parents. The annulment of a voidable marriage shall...
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Amended by
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Tags
Statutes
Republic Acts
legitimation
children born out of wedlock
parents below marrying age
Family Code of the Philippines
subsequent valid marriage
annulment of voidable marriage
Civil Registrar General
implementing rules and regulations
repealing clause
effectivity clause
Republic of the Philippines
Congress of the Philippines
Metro Manila
Fourteenth CongressThird Regular Session
Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-seventh day of July, two thousand nine.
REPUBLIC ACT. NO. 9858
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE LEGITIMATION OF CHILDREN BORN TO PARENTS BELOW MARRYING AGE, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE THE FAMILY CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES, AS AMENDED
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:
Section 1. Article 177 of Executive Order No. 209, otherwise known as the "Family Code of the Philippines", as amended, is hereby further amended to read as follows:
"Art. 177. Children conceived and born outside of wedlock of parents who, at the time of conception of the former, were not disqualified by any impediment to marry each other, or were so disqualified only because either or both of them were below eighteen (18) years of age, may be legitimated."
"Art. 178. Legitimation shall take place by a subsequent valid marriage between parents. The annulment of a voidable marriage shall...
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