Title VII — Adoption
Article 183
ELI5— what this means for you
A person of legal age, in possession of full civil capacity and legal rights, of good moral character, and with sufficient means to support and care for the child, may adopt. Both spouses must jointly adopt, with limited exceptions. NOTE: The RA 11642 (Domestic Administrative Adoption Act of 2022) now governs all new domestic adoptions and has transferred adoption proceedings from courts to the National Authority for Child Care (NACC). Title VII still applies to adoptions finalized before RA 11642 took effect.
Key point
RA 11642 (2022) replaced court-based adoption with administrative adoption through NACC. Title VII governs pre-2022 cases.
Official text — EO 209
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