Title VI — Paternity and Filiation
Article 167
ELI5— what this means for you
The child is presumed legitimate even if the mother declares the child is illegitimate or states she had a relationship with another man — the mother's admission alone cannot overcome the presumption of legitimacy. Only a court can declare a child illegitimate.
Official text — EO 209
The child shall be considered legitimate although the mother may have declared against its legitimacy or may have been sentenced as an adulteress. (256a)
Source: lawphil.net (EO 209 as amended)
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