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Republic Act No. 6809
AN
ACT LOWERING THE AGE OF MAJORITY FROM TWENTY-ONE TO EIGHTEEN YEARS,
AMENDING
FOR THE PURPOSE EXECUTIVE ORDER NUMBERED TWO HUNDRED NINE, AND FOR
OTHER
PURPOSES.
REPUBLIC
ACT NO. 6809
AN
ACT LOWERING THE AGE OF MAJORITY FROM TWENTY-ONE TO EIGHTEEN YEARS,
AMENDING
FOR THE PURPOSE EXECUTIVE
ORDER NUMBERED TWO HUNDRED NINE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Section
1. Article 234 of Executive
Order No. 209, the Family
Code of the Philippines, is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Art.
234.Emancipation takes place by the
attainment of majority. Unless otherwise provided, majority commences
at
the age of eighteen years."chanrobles virtuallaw libraryred
Sec.
2. Articles 235 and 237 of the
same Code are hereby repealed.chanrobles virtual law library
Sec.
3. Article 236 of the same Code
is also hereby amended to read as follows:
"Art.
236.Emancipation shall terminate parental
authority over the person and property of the child who shall then be
qualified
and responsible for all acts of civil life, save the exceptions
established
by existing laws in special cases.chanrobles virtual law library
"Contracting
marriage shall require parental consent until the age of
twenty-one. chanrobles virtuallaw libraryred"Nothing
in this Code shall be construed to derogate from the duty or
responsibility
of parents and guardians for children and wards below twenty-one years
of age mentioned in the second and third paragraphs of Article 2180 of
the Civil
Code."
Sec.
4. Upon the effectivity of this
Act, existing wills, bequests, donations, grants, insurance policies
and
similar instruments containing references and provisions favorable to
minors
will not retroact to their prejudice.chanrobles virtuallaw libraryred
Sec.
5. This Act shall take effect
upon completion of its publication in at least two (2) newspapers of
general
circulation. chanrobles virtuallaw libraryred
Approved:
December 13, 1989
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