Title VI — Paternity and Filiation
Article 180
ELI5— what this means for you
The effects of legitimation retroact (go back in time) to the birth of the child. This means the child's rights are computed as if they had been legitimate from the moment of birth.
Official text — EO 209
The effects of legitimation shall retroact to the time of the child's birth. (273a)
Source: lawphil.net (EO 209 as amended)
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