SYLLABUS FOR PERSONS AND FAMILY RELATIONS

CIVIL CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES

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