Title X — Emancipation and Age of Majority
Article 237
ELI5— what this means for you
Nothing in the emancipation rules prevents the law from setting specific higher age requirements for certain acts — like minimum voting age, the age required to be elected as a senator (35), or the age to enter certain contracts with the GSIS. Emancipation gives general legal capacity; specific laws can still impose higher age bars.
Official text — EO 209
The annulment or declaration of nullity of the marriage of a minor or of the recorded agreement mentioned in the foregoing. Articles 234 and 235 shall revive the parental authority over the minor but shall not affect acts and transactions that took place prior to the recording of the final judgment in the Civil Register. (n)
TITLE XI
SUMMARY JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS IN THE FAMILY LAW
Chapter 1. Prefatory Provisions
Source: lawphil.net (EO 209 as amended)
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