Article 37

RA 386 · Civil Code of the PhilippinesKey provision

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Juridical capacity is the ability to have rights and obligations — all humans have it from birth. Capacity to act is the power to exercise rights — this can be restricted by age, mental state, and other circumstances.

Official text — RA 386

Juridical capacity, which is the fitness to be the subject of legal relations, is inherent in every natural person and is lost only through death. Capacity to act, which is the power to do acts with legal effect, is acquired and may be lost. (n)

Source: lawphil.net (RA 386 as amended)

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