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Title IX — Parental Authority

Article 230

EO 209 · Family Code of the Philippines

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Parental authority is suspended upon conviction of the parent for a crime that carries a penalty of civil interdiction. The suspension lasts during the sentence. Upon completion, the parent may apply for restoration of parental authority.

Official text — EO 209

Parental authority is suspended upon conviction of the parent or the person exercising the same of a crime which carries with it the penalty of civil interdiction. The authority is automatically reinstated upon service of the penalty or upon pardon or amnesty of the offender. (330a)

Source: lawphil.net (EO 209 as amended)

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