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Title XI — Summary Judicial Proceedings in the Family Law

Article 251

EO 209 · Family Code of the Philippines

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If any party in a summary proceeding is a minor, the court may appoint a guardian ad litem (a special representative just for the court case) to represent the minor's interests during the proceedings.

Official text — EO 209

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