Family Code of the Philippines
Family Code of the Philippines
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Husband and wife must jointly adopt, except in the following cases: (1) When one spouse seeks to adopt his own illegitimate child; or (2) When one spouse seeks to adopt the legitimate child of the other. (29a, EO 91 and PD 603)
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