Title VII — Adoption
Article 185
ELI5— what this means for you
Joint adoption by husband and wife is required unless: (1) one spouse is adopting the other's illegitimate child; or (2) one spouse seeks to adopt their own legitimate child from a previous relationship with the consent of the other spouse.
Official text — EO 209
Husband and wife must jointly adopt, except in the following cases:
(1) When one spouse seeks to adopt his own illegitimate child; or
(2) When one spouse seeks to adopt the legitimate child of the other. (29a, EO 91 and PD 603)
Source: lawphil.net (EO 209 as amended)
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