Conditions and Effect of Legitimation
- Legitimation of a child occurs through a subsequent valid marriage of the parents.
- The legitimation is effective even if the marriage is later annulled, provided the annulment is of a voidable marriage—not a void marriage.
- This means that once legitimated, the child's status remains regardless of the marriage's later validity challenges.
Implementation and Rule-Making Authority
- The Civil Registrar General is mandated to issue implementing rules and regulations for the effective application of this Act.
- These rules must be drafted in consultation with multiple stakeholders, including:
- Chairpersons of the Senate Committee on Youth, Women and Family Relations
- Council for the Welfare of Children
- Department of Justice (DOJ)
- Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA)
- Office of the Supreme Court Administrator
- Philippine Association of Civil Registrars (PACR)
- University of the Philippines Law Center (UP Law Center)
- The rules must be issued within one (1) month from the Act’s effectivity.
Repealing Clause
- All existing laws, presidential decrees, executive orders, proclamations, or administrative regulations inconsistent with this Act are amended, modified, superseded, or repealed accordingly.
- This ensures the Act's provisions prevail over prior conflicting legal texts.
Effectivity
- The Act takes effect fifteen (15) days after its complete publication either in the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers of national circulation.
- This provision ensures public knowledge and legal enforceability of the Act upon its publication.