An illegitimate child (born outside of a valid wedlock), prior to the enactment of the new law, may only use the surname of the mother and, regardless of any circumstances, is prohibited from using the father’s surname (Article 176 of the Family Code). This provision, however, was subsequently amended.
Illegitimate children can now use their father’s surname. Republic Act No. 9255, also known as “An Act Allowing Illegitimate Children to Use the Surname of their Father”, intends to remove (or diminish) the shame and stigma which accompanies illegitimacy. Do not confuse R.A. 9255 with R.A. 9225, which relates to dual citizenship (click here). The benefit applies to everyone, whether born before or after the effectivity of the law, and includes registered and unregistered births.
The new law took effect on March 19, 2004 – which was less than year after the Supreme Court upheld the denial of an illegitimate child’s request to use the surname of her father. In that 2003 case, the Supreme Court applied the old law (Article 176 of the Family Code), noting that where there’s no right, there is no remedy. By the way, the original Article 176 reads:
Article 176. Illegitimate children shall use the surname and shall be under the parental authority of their mother, and shall be entitled to support in conformity with this Code. The legitime of each illegitimate child shall consist of one-half of the legitime of a legitimate child.
For the Implementing Rules and Regulations of R.A. 9255, click here. For the guidelines/procedure on the new law, please proceed to the great site of the National Statistics Office (NSO). Click here or here.
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gud pm poh… ask ko po ko tungkol sa sustento ng anak ko, kc poh ung tatay nya nasa ibang bansa po sa cuba, pero di po kmi kasal,at matagal na poh kaming hiwalay, tama po ba na ang sustento nya ay 2,000 kada buwan.
gudpm po atty,
gusto ko lang po sana malaman paano po ba namin maipapangalan sa amin ng asawa ko yung anak namin, dati po kasi kami nagkahiwalay at nakapangalan po yung anak namin sa magulang ko, kaya lumalabas na anak ng magulang ko yung anak ko, gusto na po sana namin mailagay sa pangalan naming mag-asawa yung anak namin, paano po kaya ang dapat gawin? 8yrs old na po yung anak namin. umaasa po ako sa reply ninyo sa akin… maari lang po sana paki-email ninyo sa akin yung sagot ninyo.. trish_gomez24@yahoo.com maraming salamat po…
ask q lng po my habol po b ung anak ng asawa q sa ibang babae, sa asawa q? eh almost 8yrs n xa hnd naprmdam sa asawa q tpos ngaun hihhngi xa ng sustento gayong hindi naman aminin na asaswa q na anak nia un.. ngaun po naghahabol xa matapos ang ilang taon..
joan casas,
Puwede maghabol sa mister mo ang anak niya sa labas. Mabuti siguro ay alamin mo ang totoo kung anak nga ng mister mo ang bata o hindi.
hindi nga po aminin ng aswa q na anak nia un kc po sumama sa ibng lalaki ung babae n un habang sila pa… eh bkt na\gaun lng maghahabol ung bbae n un eh ang tagal n po nun eh..
ask ko lang po i have daughter her surename is mine.she is coming 5 this june..but my fiance will get married to me this coming august he said gusto nya after sa aming civil ceremony ipa transfer po yong surename ng daughter ko sa kanya..
Anu po ang maiipayo nyo po sa akin?
kindly email to my address na lang po..thank you po
saringpane@yahoo.com
gusto ko lang po malaman kung pwede and paano po tanggalin ung surname ng biological father ng anak ko e matagal na po kaming hiwalay at hindi na po sya sumusuporta. naawa naman po ako sa anak ko kasi sooner or later magpapakasal na ako at gusto na po sana namin na sa fiance ko ang gamiting apelido.salamat po
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good morning! I’M a 18 year old single-mom to my three month old child. My past boyfriend is the biological father of my son. He is 21 yrs.old and he have a job and I am just a student. Does my child have a right to ask for any financial support?And i got pregnant during 17 yrs.old. Do i have a right to file any case? and what is it.
hope you could help me. thank yo
hello po i was just asking if kung my right po ba ako na humingi nang sustento sa aking ina even if i am an illegitimate child?i’m now currently 19 years of age and the fact of i am at the legal age i am in need of financial support specially for my documents and i am living at my aunties house since i was 6mos. old..she supports me in my college days but unfortunately my tuition and miscellaneous are the only things she supports at me and not the whole i mean sa food, shelter, and clothing…there was a time i was asking if kung pwede ba akong makahingi nang motor vehicle in fact may foreigner na ang mama ko but sadly my sister was the only person na ipina kilala ni ,mama can you help?
h! I would like 2 ask some advice, i'm 21yrs old, and im on legal age, i have a problem regarding w/ my live birth. meron po ksi akong 2 live birth, the 1st one ay gamit q ung surnem ng mother ko record ko po yun nung ipinanganak ako sa ospital, the 2nd nman po ay niregistered ako ulet ng auntie ko sa province na gmit q po ung surnem ng father ko, un po ang gmit ng na live birth nung nag aral po ako hangang ngaun. Kaso ung problema hndi po ako makakuha sa nso live birth na gmit ko ang surnem ng father ko ung lumabas na record was the 1st one, surnem po ng mother ung andun as a single parent of mine. Yung concern ko po sna ay kung anong mga steps ung ga2wen para ung isang record ko ung makuha ko, o meron po ba akong dapat ipabgo dun sa record. thank you.
h! I would like 2 ask some advice, i’m 21yrs old, and im on legal age, i have a problem regarding w/ my live birth. meron po ksi akong 2 live birth, the 1st one ay gamit q ung surnem ng mother ko record ko po yun nung ipinanganak ako sa ospital, the 2nd nman po ay niregistered ako ulet ng auntie ko sa province na gmit q po ung surnem ng father ko, un po ang gmit ng na live birth nung nag aral po ako hangang ngaun. Kaso ung problema hndi po ako makakuha sa nso live birth na gmit ko ang surnem ng father ko ung lumabas na record was the 1st one, surnem po ng mother ung andun as a single parent of mine. Yung concern ko po sna ay kung anong mga steps ung ga2wen para ung isang record ko ung makuha ko, o meron po ba akong dapat ipabgo dun sa record. thank you.
HI po.ask ko lang po,merona kong dalawang anak sa iisang lalaki.Simula palang hindi siya nagbigay ng supurta sa akin para sa mga anak namin,Apelyido pa naman niya ang ginamit ng mga bata.Pwede ba akong makapaghabol sa kanya for the right of my two sons at kung paano kung hindi niay magampanan ang pagiging ama niya.Mag 7 years old na po yong panganay namin at mag turning to 6 naman ang bunso.Ano ang mangyayari?Pwede ko po ba siyang ipakulong?ano po ba ang dapat kung gawin?Pwede ko rin po ba hahabulin ko yong gastusin mula nong bata pa sila hanggang ngayon[from diapers,medicines,milk,etc]?sana po mabigyan po ako ng linaw sa mga katanungan ko.Maraming salamat po..MOre power and GOd bless.Maraming maraming salamat po
Atty, ask lang po ako about sa rights ko sa daughter ko. Though nasa mother sya nakatira, lagi ko naman syang sinusundo and recently lang sobrang nagalit sa akin yung mother and sinabihan na ako na wala akong karapatan sa bata. May grounds po ba or anu-ano po bang pwede kong isagot sa mother ng bata.
Good day po…may 2 anak po ako. Ung eldest which 9yrs old na ay hindi naisunod sa apelyido ng papa, He was born April 20, 2002. I2 po kc ung time na hindi pupwedeng maisunod o kahit acknowledgement lang sa papa niya.Hindi po kc tinatanggap ung birth certificate ng anak namin na pinapasa niya as beneficiary. Ngayon po gusto ng papa ng anak ko maisunod nya sa pangalan nya, ang prblma sabi daw adoption daw ang paraan para mlegalized na ang pagiging ama nya. Nasaktan ung papa niya kc nga anak naman daw niya bat adoption ang mangyayari….For the record po, di kami kasal. Hiwalay po ang papa ng mga anaK ko sa asawa niya. Salamat po….
Hello po Atty. Naka signed po ang father ng mga anak ko sa Affidavit acknowledgement sa likod gusto ko pong apelyedo sa kanya. Kailangan pa ba ang consent nya sa gagawin ko di po kasi kami kasal. O magagawa ko kahit wala siya.
Pls need help or info what are the pocedures.
Thanks po
hi po atty. hindi po kami kasal ng daddy ng baby ko, hiwalay na din po kami pero nkapangalan po sa kanya yung bata. gusto ko lang po malaman kung pwede ba ako humingi ng sustento sa kanya legally since never siya nag-initiate ng para sa bata, i asked him a couple of times na po pero hindi po talaga siya nagbibigay. i just want to do this for my child. soon mag aaral na po siya at kailangan ko po makaipon for him, for his future. hope to hear from you soon atty. thank you po.