Executive Order No. 209

The Family Code of the Philippines

Signed

July 6, 1987

Took effect

August 3, 1988

Issued by

President Corazon C. Aquino, under her legislative powers

Amended before effectivity by

Executive Order No. 227 (July 17, 1987)

It is an executive order, not a Republic Act: President Aquino issued it while she held lawmaking power before Congress convened under the 1987 Constitution. Later Republic Acts have amended several articles; each article page shows the current text, with the earlier wording behind a toggle.

• Title I: Marriage
• Title II: Legal Separation
• Title III: Rights And Obligations Between Husband And Wife
• Title IV: Property Relations Between Husband And Wife
• Title V: The Family
• Title VI: Paternity And Filiation
• Title VII: Adoption
• Title VIII: Support
• Title IX: Parental Authority
• Title X: Emancipation And Age Of Majority
• Title XI: Summary Judicial Proceedings In The Family Law
• Title XII: Final Provisions

For information and research only, and not legal advice. For certified copies, refer to the Official Gazette or the issuing agency.