Title IX — Parental Authority

Article 229

EO 209 · Family Code of the PhilippinesKey provision

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Parental authority is extinguished (ends permanently) upon: (1) death of the parents; (2) emancipation of the child (turning 18 or getting married); (3) adoption of the child; (4) final judgment of courts in a case terminating parental authority.

Official text — EO 209

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