Text of the provision
Art. 409. In cases of legal separation, adoption, naturalization and other judicial orders mentioned in the preceding article, it shall be the duty of the clerk of the court which issued the decree to ascertain whether the same has been registered, and if this has not been done, to send a copy of said decree to the civil registry of the city or municipality where the court is functioning.
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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
For legal separation, adoption, naturalization and the other judicial orders listed in the preceding article, the clerk of the court that issued the decree must check whether it has been registered — and if not, send a copy to the civil registry where the court sits. The duty to register does not rest on the parties alone.
Related provisions
- Article 408 — What the Civil Register Records.
- Article 760 — Donation Revoked by the Birth of a Child.
Cases citing this article
- Claudio delos Reyes, et al. vs. Court of Appeals, et al, G.R. No. 129103, September 3, 1999 — read the decision on LawPhil →
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