TheFamily Code of the Philippines codifiesfamily law in thePhilippines.
In 1987,PresidentCorazon Aquino enacted into law The Family Code of 1987, which was intended to supplant Book I of theCivil Code concerning persons and family relations. Work on the Family Code had begun as early as 1979, and it had been drafted by two successive committees, the first chaired by future Supreme Court JusticeRuth Romero, and the second chaired by formerSupreme Court JusticeJ.B.L. Reyes. The Civil Code needed amendment via the Family Code in order to alter certain provisions derived from foreign sources which had proven unsuitable toFilipino culture and to attune it to contemporary developments and trends.[1]
The Family Code covers fields of significant public interest, especially the laws onmarriage. The definition and requisites for marriage, along with the grounds forannulment, are found in the Family Code, as is the law on conjugal property relations, rules on establishingfiliation, and the governing provisions onsupport,parental authority, andadoption.
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