Text of the provision
Art. 364. Legitimate and legitimated children shall principally use the surname of the father.
Civil Code of the Philippines, Republic Act No. 386, approved June 18, 1949, effective August 30, 1950. Reproduced in full; verified verbatim against the LawPhil and ChanRobles official-text renderings.
What this article means
Legitimate and legitimated children principally use the surname of the father. Legitimation is the process by which a child born outside marriage acquires the status of a legitimate child when the parents later marry.
Related provisions
- Article 365 — Surname of an Adopted Child.
Cases citing this article
- Anacleto Ballaho Alanis III vs. Court of Appeals, Cagayan de Oro City and Hon, G.R. No. 216425, November 11, 2020 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Richelle Busque Ordoña vs. The Local Civil Registrar of Pasig City and Allan D, G.R. No. 215370, November 9, 2021 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Emelita Basilio Gan vs. Republic of the Philippines, G.R. No. 207147, September 14, 2016 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- In Re: Petition for Change of Name and/or Correction/Cancellation of Entry in Civil Registry of Julian Lin Carulasan Wang vs. Cebu City Civil Registrar. P.E.T. Case No. 002 March 29, 2005 Ronald Allan Poe vs. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, G.R. No. 159966, March 30, 2005 — read the decision on LawPhil →
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