Title IX

Parental Authority

• Chapter 1. General Provisions

  Art. 209Parental authority and responsibility
• Art. 210Non-renunciation of parental authority
• Art. 211Joint parental authority
• Art. 212Parental authority of surviving parent
• Art. 213Parental authority in separation
• Art. 214Substitute parental authority by grandparent
• Art. 215Descendants as witnesses

• Chapter 2. Substitute and Special Parental Authority

  Art. 216Substitute parental authority
• Art. 217Authority for abandoned children
• Art. 218Special parental authority
• Art. 219Liability for minor's acts

• Chapter 3. Effect of Parental Authority

  Art. 220Parental rights and duties
• Art. 221Civil liability of parents
• Art. 222Guardian for child's property
• Art. 223Disciplinary measures over child
• Art. 224Commitment of child

• Chapter 4. Effect of Parental Authority

  Art. 225Guardianship over child's property
• Art. 226Property of unemancipated child
• Art. 227Parents entrusting property to child

• Chapter 5. Suspension or Termination of Parental Authority

  Art. 228Permanent termination of parental authority
• Art. 229Other terminations of parental authority
• Art. 230Suspension by civil interdiction
• Art. 231Suspension or deprivation by court
• Art. 232Deprivation for sexual abuse
• Art. 233Substitute parental authority; corporal punishment

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.