Title XII: Final Provisions | Family Code of the Philippines
TITLE XII FAMILY CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES – We are now going to know about the Title XII of Family Code of the Philippines.
The Family Code of the Philippines of 1987 was enacted into law by the 11th President of the Philippines Maria Corazon Cojuangco Aquino.
The EO was meant to supplant Book I of the Civil Code which concerns persons and family relations. Work on the said law began in 1979 and was drafted by two successive committees, with the first chaired by Supreme Court Justice Romero, and the second by former Supreme Court Justice J.B.L. Reyes.
EO 209 covers fields significant public interest, which also includes the laws on marriage.
Contents
Title XII includes the final provisions of Executive Order No. 209 and contains articles 254 until 257. Here are the contents of this chapter, according to this website:
Article 254
Titles III, IV, V, VI, VIII, IX, XI, and XV of Book 1 of Republic Act No. 386, otherwise known as the Civil Code of the Philippines, as amended, and Articles 17, 18, 19, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 39, 40, 41, and 42 of Presidential Decree No. 603, otherwise known as the Child and Youth Welfare Code, as amended, and all laws, decrees, executive orders, proclamations, rules and regulations, or parts thereof, inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed.
Article 255
If any provision of this Code is held invalid, all the other provisions not affected thereby shall remain valid.
Article 256
This Code shall have retroactive effect insofar as it does not prejudice or impair vested or acquired rights in accordance with the Civil Code or other laws.
Article 257
This Code shall take effect one year after the completion of its publication in a newspaper of general circulation, as certified by the Executive Secretary, Office of the President.
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