Section 11Sec./Art. 11

Declaration of Availability for Adoption of Involuntarily Committed Child and Voluntarily Committed Child. The CDCLAA in case of an involuntarily committed child under Article 141, paragraph 4(a) and Article 142 of Presidential Decree No. 603 shall be issued by the NACC within three (3) months following such involuntary commitment.

In case of voluntary commitment as contemplated in Article 154 of Presidential Decree No. 603, the CDCLAA shall be issued by the Executive Director within three (3) months following the filing of the DVC, as signed by the parents with the NACC.

Upon petition filed with the NACC, the parents or legal guardian who voluntarily committed a child may recover legal custody and parental authority from the agency or institution to which such child was voluntarily committed when it shown to the satisfaction of the NACC that the parents or legal guardian is in a position to adequately provide for the needs of the child: Provided, That the petition for restoration is filed within three (3) months after the signing of the DVC.

In the case of foundlings, the CDCLAA shall be issued by the Executive Director within three (3) months following the issuance of the childs foundling certificate or birth certificate