Title XII — Final Provisions
Article 257
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The Family Code of the Philippines (Executive Order No. 209, as amended by EO 227) took effect on August 3, 1988, one year after its publication in the Official Gazette on August 4, 1987. This is the effectivity provision.
Key point
Family Code effective date: August 3, 1988.
Official text — EO 209
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