INTRODUCTION Adoption in the Philippines had always been done through a judicial process since the modern Civil Code took effect in 1950, through the Child
On 21 Feburary 2019, the President of the Philippines signed into Law Republic Act No. 11222, entitled An Act Allowing the Rectification of Simulated Birth
DOMESTIC ADOPTION Adoption is a legal process of providing a permanent family to a child whose parents have voluntarily or involuntarily relinquished parental authority over
Reacting to the clamor for a more efficient processing of adoptions in the Philippines, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has just this
I. LOCAL OR DOMESTIC ADOPTION: There are two types of domestic adoption undertaken by our team of adoption lawyers and attorneys in the Philippines, 1)
