Parental authority over illegitimate children: Applying articles 176 and 211 of the Family Code

• Main Author: Medina, Charm Krizia L.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2015
• Subjects: Illegitimate children—Legal status, laws, etc.—Philippines; Parent and child (Law)—Philippines; Family Law
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_masteral/6534; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/context/etd_masteral/article/13543/viewcontent/Medina_Charm_Krizia_L2.pdf
• Institution: De La Salle University

Due to the changing times the usual concept of families have also changed. Couples choose not to get married thus more children are now born illegitimate. Because of the rise in illegitimate births, there arises a need to review the rights of these illegitimate children. Under the Family Code, paren...