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Title IX — Parental Authority

Article 211

EO 209 · Family Code of the Philippines

ELI5— what this means for you

As a rule, both parents exercise parental authority over their children jointly. If they disagree on a matter, the father's decision prevails — UNLESS there is a judicial order to the contrary, or the matter involves the child's health or safety, where the court steps in.

Official text — EO 209

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