The Family Code of the Philippines (Executive Order No. 209, in force since August 3, 1988) governs marriage, legal separation, the property relations of spouses, paternity and filiation, support, and parental authority. Browse its structure below; each published article page carries the verbatim text and the Supreme Court cases that apply it.
- TITLE I. Marriage — Marriage — requisites, marriages exempt from license, and void and voidable marriages. (Arts. 1–54 · 19 published)
- TITLE II. Legal Separation — Legal separation — grounds, procedure, and its effects. (Arts. 55–67 · 6 published)
- TITLE III. Rights And Obligations Between Husband And Wife — Rights and obligations between husband and wife. (Arts. 68–73 · 2 published)
- TITLE IV. Property Relations Between Husband And Wife — Property relations — marriage settlements, absolute community, conjugal partnership, and separation of property. (Arts. 74–148 · 7 published)
- TITLE V. The Family — The family and the family home. (Arts. 149–162 · 0 published)
- TITLE VI. Paternity And Filiation — Paternity and filiation — legitimate, illegitimate, and legitimated children; proof of filiation. (Arts. 163–182 · 0 published)
- TITLE VII. Adoption — Adoption as originally enacted — since superseded by RA 8552 (1998) and now the administrative adoption process under RA 11642 (2022). (Arts. 183–193 · 0 published)
- TITLE VIII. Support — Support — who is obliged, how much, and how it is demanded. (Arts. 194–208 · 0 published)
- TITLE IX. Parental Authority — Parental authority — over the person and property of the child. (Arts. 209–233 · 0 published)
- TITLE X. Emancipation And Age Of Majority — Emancipation and age of majority. (Arts. 234–237 · 0 published)
- TITLE XI. Summary Judicial Proceedings In The Family Law — Summary judicial proceedings in family law. (Arts. 238–252 · 0 published)
- TITLE XII. Final Provisions — Final provisions. (Arts. 253–257 · 0 published)
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