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Title VI — Paternity and Filiation

Article 174

EO 209 · Family Code of the PhilippinesKey provision

ELI5— what this means for you

Legitimate children have the right to: bear the surnames of their father and mother, receive support from their parents and family, and be entitled to their full legal inheritance (legitime). These rights flow from legitimate status.

Official text — EO 209

Legitimate children shall have the right:

(1) To bear the surnames of the father and the mother, in conformity with the provisions of the Civil Code on Surnames;

(2) To receive support from their parents, their ascendants, and in proper cases, their brothers and sisters, in conformity with the provisions of this Code on Support; and

(3) To be entitled to the legitimate and other successional rights granted to them by the Civil Code. (264a)

Chapter 3. Illegitimate Children

Source: lawphil.net (EO 209 as amended)

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