This syllabus covers key topics in persons and family relations law based on the Civil Code of the Philippines and Family Code. It includes sections on marriage, legal separation, property relations between spouses, paternity and filiation, adoption, support, and parental authority. Specific chapters outline the requisites of marriage, exemptions from license requirements, void and voidable marriages, rights and obligations between spouses, different property regimes including absolute community and conjugal partnership of gains, and rules around legitimate, illegitimate, and legitimated children.
This syllabus covers key topics in persons and family relations law based on the Civil Code of the Philippines and Family Code. It includes sections on marriage, legal separation, property relations between spouses, paternity and filiation, adoption, support, and parental authority. Specific chapters outline the requisites of marriage, exemptions from license requirements, void and voidable marriages, rights and obligations between spouses, different property regimes including absolute community and conjugal partnership of gains, and rules around legitimate, illegitimate, and legitimated children.
This syllabus covers key topics in persons and family relations law based on the Civil Code of the Philippines and Family Code. It includes sections on marriage, legal separation, property relations between spouses, paternity and filiation, adoption, support, and parental authority. Specific chapters outline the requisites of marriage, exemptions from license requirements, void and voidable marriages, rights and obligations between spouses, different property regimes including absolute community and conjugal partnership of gains, and rules around legitimate, illegitimate, and legitimated children.
Civil Code of the Philippines- Effectivity date, August 30, 1950, Articles 1-51 EFFECT AND APPLICATION OF LAWS-Articles 1-18 HUMAN RELATIONS-Articles 19-36 NATURAL PERSONS- Articles 40-43 JURIDICAL PERSONS- Articles 44-47 CITIZENSHIP AND DOMICILE-Articles 48-51
FAMILY CODE
MARRIAGE
Chapter 1- Requisites of Marriage-Articles 1-26
Chapter 2- Marriages Exempted from the License Requirement- Articles 27-34 Chapter 3- Void and Voidable Marriages- Article 35-54
Legal Separation- Articles 55-67
Rights and Obligations between Husband and Wife- Articles 68-73
Property Relations Between Husband and Wife
General Provisions-Articles 74-81 Chapter 2. Donations by Reason of Marriage-Articles 82-87 Chapter 3. System of Absolute Community Section 1. General Provisions- Articles 88-90 Section 2. What Constitutes Community Property-Articles 91-93 Section 3. Charges Upon and Obligations of the Absolute Community-Articles 94- 95 Section 4- Ownership, Administration, Enjoyment and Disposition of Community Property-Articles 96-97 Section 5- Dissolution of Absolute Community Regime- Articles 99-101 Section 6- Liquidation of the Absolute Community Assets and Liabilities- Articles 102-104
Chapter 4- Conjugal Partnership of Gains
Section 1. General Provisions- Articles 105-107 Section 2. Exclusive Property of each Spouse- Articles 109-115 Section 3- Conjugal Partnership Property- Articles 116-120 Section 4- Charges Upon and Obligations of the Conjugal Partnership- Articles 121-123 Section 5- Administration of Conjugal Partnership Property- Articles 124-125 Section 6- Dissolution of Conjugal Partnership Regime- Articles 126-128 Section 7- Liquidation of the Conjugal Partnership Assets and Liabilities- Articles 129-133
Chapter 5- Separation of Property of the Spouses and Administration of Common
Property by One Spouse During the Marriage-Articles 134-142
Chapter 6- Regime of Separation of Property- Articles 143-146
Chapter 7- Property Regime of Unions without Marriage- Articles 147-148
THE FAMILY-Articles 149—162
Chapter 1- The Family as an Institution- Articles 150-151
Chapter 2- The Family Home- Articles 152-162
PATERNITY AND FILIATION- Articles 163-182
Chapter 1- Legitimate Children- Articles 163-171
Chapter 2- Proof of Filiation- Articles172-174 Chapter 3-Illegitimate Children- Articles 175-176 Republic Act 9255 allowing an illegitimate child to use the surname of the father Chapter 4- Legitimated Children- Articles 177-182 Republic Act 9858-amended Article 177 of FC
ADOPTION- Articles 183-193
Republic Act8552- Domestic Adoption Act of 1998 Inter-Country Adoption Act of 2002 Republic Act No. 11222- Allowing Rectification of Simulated Birth Records and Prescribing Administrative Adoption Proceedings- Approved February 21, 2019
SUPPORT- Articles 194-208
PARENTAL AUTHORITY- Articles 209-233
Chapter 1. General Provisions- Articles 209-215
Chapter 2. Substitute Parental Authority- Articles 216-219 Chapter 3. Effect of Parental Authority Upon the Persons of the Children- Articles 220- 224 Chapter 4. Effect of Parental Authority Upon the Property of the Children- Articles 225- 227 Chapter 5. Suspension or Termination of Parental Authority- Articles 228-233