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This document outlines various topics related to children and parental rights under Philippine law, including: 1. Legitimated children, adoption law and proceedings, inter-country adoption, and the rectification of simulated birth. 2. Parental authority and the determination of child custody, considering factors like gender presumption, parental fitness, child preference, and primary caretaker. 3. Rights and duties of parents and children, including substitute parental authority and the suspension or termination of parental rights. 4. Instances where parental and children's rights may clash, and summary court procedures for related cases. Relevant statutes and cases are cited under each section.

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Syliaje

This document outlines various topics related to children and parental rights under Philippine law, including: 1. Legitimated children, adoption law and proceedings, inter-country adoption, and the rectification of simulated birth. 2. Parental authority and the determination of child custody, considering factors like gender presumption, parental fitness, child preference, and primary caretaker. 3. Rights and duties of parents and children, including substitute parental authority and the suspension or termination of parental rights. 4. Instances where parental and children's rights may clash, and summary court procedures for related cases. Relevant statutes and cases are cited under each section.

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C.

Legitimated Children

Arts. 177-182

Sec. 1. RA 9858

Cases:

Ramirez v Gmur, 42 Phil 855 (1918)

In re Julian Wang, 454 SCRA 155 (2005)

II. ADOPTION

Read: Aguiling-Pangalangan, Treatise on the Philippine Law on Adoption

RA 8552 (1998) and its IRR compared with cited Family Code provisions

July 2002 En banc Resolution of the SC (Rule on Adoption), Sec 4-2

RA 9523 (2009), Sec. 1-11

RA 8043 (1995)

RA 11222 (2018)

A. Adoption History: Types and Nature of Adoption

EAPangalangan Chapters I-III

B. Who may adopt/be adopted

Chapter V

Cases:

In re: Adoption of Edwin Villa, 21 SCRA 399 (1967)

Republic v Miller, 306 SCRA 183 (1999)

In Re: Petition for Adoption of Michelle P. Lim, 588 SCRA 98 (2009)

C. Adoption Proceedings

Chapter VI

D. Effects of Adoption
Chapter VII

Arts 189-90, Family Code; Art. 365, CC

Read also commentaries of Ernesto Pineda, Family Code of the Philippines

Bartolome v SSS, GR 192531, Nov 12, 2014

E. Rectification of Simulated birth

Chapter VII

F. Inter Country Adoption

Chapter IV

RA 8043, Sec 4-6, 8-14, 16-17, and its IRR

Amended IRR on Inter-country adoption (2004)

III. Parents and Children

Tolentino, Vol. 1, Civil Code of the Philippines

A. Parental Authority- General Provisions

Arts 209-214, FC

Art 2180, CC

Art 58, PD 603

1. Custody
a. Determining the best interest of the child
i. Gender and Tender Years Presumption
Art 213, FC

Cases:
Ex Parte Devige, 398 So. 2d 686 (1981)
Sy. V CA, 541 SCRA 371 (2007)

B. Parental Unfitness

Cases:

Feldman v Feldman 358 NYS 2d 507 (1974)


Gualberto v Gualberto, supra

b. Role of the child’s preference

Cases:

Laxamana v Laxamana, 388 SCRA 296 (2002)

c. Presumption for primary caretaker


Case: Garska v McCoy, 278 S.E. 2d 357 (1981)
d. Flip of the coin

Reading: Mnookin, Child Custory Adjudication Judicial Functions

In the Face of Indeterminacy (exerpt-photocopy)

B. Other rights and duties in exercise of parental authority


Arts. 220-226, FC

Case:
Salientes v Abanilla, 500 SCRA 128 (2006)
Lindain v CA, SCRA 725 (1992)
People v Silvano, 209 SCRA 362 (1999)
Shields v Gross, 58 NY 2d 338

Reading: The Doctrine of Family Integrity: Protecting the parental rights of unwed fathers
who have substantial relations with their children

13 Conn. L Rev 145 (1980-1981)

C. Substitute and Special Parental Authority


Arts 216-219 FC, Art 2180 CC

Cases:
Palisoc v Brillantes, 41 SCRA 548 (1971)
Amadora v CA, 160 SCRA 315 (1988)
St. Mary’s Academy v Carpitanos, 376 SCRA 473 (2002)
Vancil v Belmes 358 SCRA 707 (2001)

D. Suspension or Termination of Parental Authority

Arts 225-233, FC

Sec 5-10, 27-28, 31-c, RA 7610 (Anti-Child Abuse Act)


Cases:

Abiera v Orhr, 8 Phil. 193 (1907)

E. Rights and Duties of Children


Arts 356-364, 375-376, CC
Art. 129(a), 211, par. 2, 213, 226, FC
Arts 3 and 4, PD 603
F. Parents vs Children: When rights clash

Sec 14, RA 10354

Cases:

Strunk v Strunk, 445 S. W. 2d 145 (Ky. 1969)

Conservatorship of Valerie N., 707, P.2d 760 (Cal. 1985)

Curtis v School Committee, 652 N.E. 2d 580 (Mass. 1995)

Roe v Doe, 29 NY 2d 188

G. Summary Procedure
Arts 249-252
RA 8369 (Family Courts Act of 1997)

Cases:
Reyes-Tabujara v CA, 495 SCRA 844 (2006)
Madrinan v Madrinan 527 SCRA 487 (2007)

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