Adopted child's inheritance rights

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Act No. 3977: Adopted child's inheritance rights

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Title Supreme Court: Adopted child's inheritance rights

Law: Act No. 3977

Decision Date: Dec 3, 1932

The Philippine Jurisprudence case examines the effects of adoption on legal rights and obligations, specifically highlighting that the natural parents lose all legal rights and obligations towards the child, and the child becomes the legal heir of the adoptive parents, while still remaining the legal heir of their biological parents.

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Retention of Inheritance Rights from Natural Parents

Notwithstanding adoption, the child remains the legal heir of his real (natural) father and mother.
Should the adopted child die without direct descendants, the inheritance rights revert to the natural parents and their relatives by blood (not by adoption).
Exception applies to property derived from either parent by adoption: such property is reserved for the legitimate relatives of the adoptive parents from whom the property originally came.
These legitimate relatives inherit according to the intestate succession rules under the Civil Code.

Repeal of Inconsistent Laws

All prior laws or parts of laws inconsistent with this Act are repealed to the extent of the inconsistency.

Effectivity of the Act

The Act takes effect immediately upon its approval on December 3, 1932.

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