Title VI — Paternity and Filiation

Article 171

EO 209 · Family Code of the Philippines

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The action to impugn legitimacy must be filed: within 1 year from the husband's knowledge of the birth if he was in the Philippines; within 2 years if abroad; and within 3 years if in hiding. These periods start from when the husband learns of the birth. After these deadlines, the child's legitimacy is conclusive.

Official text — EO 209

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