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Family Code of the Philippines Overview

The Family Code of the Philippines establishes the legal framework for marriage, legal separation, family rights, property relations, paternity, adoption, support, parental authority, and emancipation. It outlines the essential and formal requisites for marriage, grounds for legal separation, and the rights and obligations of spouses and parents. The Code also includes provisions for simplified court processes and repeals inconsistent Civil Code provisions, effective August 3, 1988.

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Family Code of the Philippines Overview

The Family Code of the Philippines establishes the legal framework for marriage, legal separation, family rights, property relations, paternity, adoption, support, parental authority, and emancipation. It outlines the essential and formal requisites for marriage, grounds for legal separation, and the rights and obligations of spouses and parents. The Code also includes provisions for simplified court processes and repeals inconsistent Civil Code provisions, effective August 3, 1988.

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FAMILY CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES (E.O. No. 209, s.

1987)
Detailed Reviewer – Articles 1 to 257

TITLE I – MARRIAGE (Arts. 1–54) Marriage is a permanent union between a man and a woman
governed by law. It has essential requisites (capacity, consent) and formal requisites (authority, license,
ceremony). Void and voidable marriages include those with lack of consent, psychological incapacity,
or prohibited degrees. Children conceived before annulment remain legitimate. TITLE II – LEGAL
SEPARATION (Arts. 55–67) Grounds include violence, infidelity, addiction, and abandonment. Effects:
spouses live separately, property regime dissolved, guilty spouse loses inheritance rights.
Reconciliation revives marriage rights. TITLE III – RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS (Arts. 68–71) Spouses
must live together, love, respect, and support each other. Family domicile fixed by mutual agreement.
TITLE IV – PROPERTY RELATIONS (Arts. 72–148) Covers marriage settlements, community or
conjugal partnership, and separation of property. Property regimes govern ownership, management,
and liquidation of assets. TITLE V – THE FAMILY (Arts. 149–161) The family is protected by the State.
Family home is exempt from execution except for specific causes. Beneficiaries include spouses,
children, and relatives living therein. TITLE VI – PATERNITY AND FILIATION (Arts. 163–182)
Legitimate children are conceived during marriage; illegitimate outside. Filiation established by birth
records, admission, or continuous possession of such status. TITLE VII – ADOPTION (Arts. 183–193)
Adoption creates a legitimate relationship between adopter and adoptee. Adopted child gains
inheritance and support rights. Revocation allowed for abuse or neglect. TITLE VIII – SUPPORT (Arts.
194–208) Support covers basic needs—food, shelter, clothing, education. Obliged parties include
spouses, parents, and children. Amount based on need and means. TITLE IX – PARENTAL
AUTHORITY (Arts. 209–233) Parents jointly exercise authority; teachers and guardians have substitute
authority. Custody favors the mother for children under 7 unless unfit. TITLE X – EMANCIPATION AND
AGE OF MAJORITY (Arts. 234–237) Age of majority begins at 18. Emancipation by marriage
abolished. Parents lose authority when child reaches 18. TITLE XI – SUMMARY PROCEEDINGS
(Arts. 238–253) Simplified court processes for custody, support, and family matters. Decisions are
prompt and executory. TITLE XII – FINAL PROVISIONS (Arts. 254–257) Repeals inconsistent Civil
Code provisions. Effective August 3, 1988.

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