- Statute
- Philippine Family Code
- Article
- Art. 172
- Topic
- How legitimate filiation is established
- Status
- In force
- Year
- 1987
- Cited by
- Multiple Supreme Court decisions
The provision
The filiation of legitimate children is established by any of the following: (1) The record of birth appearing in the civil register or a final judgment; or (2) An admission of legitimate filiation in a public document or a private handwritten instrument and signed by the parent concerned. In the absence of the foregoing evidence, the legitimate filiation shall be proved by: (1) The open and continuous possession of the status of a legitimate child; or (2) Any other means allowed by the Rules of Court and special laws. (265a, 266a, 267a)
Intellegal Wiki · In plain terms
Explains how a legitimate child proves parentage: chiefly by the birth record in the civil register or a final judgment, or by a signed admission of legitimate filiation in a public or private handwritten document. If those are unavailable, filiation may be shown by open and continuous possession of the status of a legitimate child, or by other means allowed by the Rules of Court and special laws.
An editorially maintained plain-language explanation of this provision — not legal advice.
Cases applying this article
- Teofisto I. Verceles v. Maria Clarissa Posada G.R. No. 159785
- Hilario v. Miranda G.R. No. 196499
- Nepomuceno v. Lopez G.R. No. 181258
- Aguilar v. Siasat G.R. No. 200169