This article has been superseded and is no longer the law in force.
Superseded by RA 8552 (1998), RA 11642 (2022). The former text is shown below for reference only.
Family Code · Adoption
Rescission of adoption by adopted
Former text, as of October 15, 2026
If the adopted is a minor or otherwise incapacitated, the adoption may be judicially rescinded upon petition of any person authorized by the court or proper government instrumental acting on his behalf, on the same grounds prescribed for loss or suspension of parental authority. If the adopted is at least eighteen years of age, he may petition for judicial rescission of the adoption on the same grounds prescribed for disinheriting an ascendant. (40a, PD 603)
Adoption is now administrative
Adoption in the Philippines is now governed by Republic Act No. 11642 (2022), the Domestic Administrative Adoption and Alternative Child Care Act. Domestic adoption petitions are filed with and decided by the National Authority for Child Care (NACC), not the courts. This article was first displaced by the Domestic Adoption Act (RA 8552, 1998), which RA 11642 later repealed. The Family Code text is shown for reference only.
Read RA 11642 →Consolidated by Alleba from the text of Executive Order No. 209 (Lawphil), which already includes the changes made by Executive Order No. 227 (1987) before the Code took effect, and the amending Republic Acts in our library. Later amendments made by Presidential Decrees, Batas Pambansa or other executive orders are not included. For information and research only, and not legal advice. For certified copies, refer to the Official Gazette or the issuing agency.