Text of the provision
Art. 410. The books making up the civil register and all documents relating thereto shall be considered public documents and shall be prima facie evidence of the facts therein contained.
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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
The books of the civil register and the documents relating to them are public documents and are prima facie evidence of the facts they contain. They are taken as true unless contrary proof is shown.
Questions about this provision
Related provisions
- Article 407 — What Goes in the Civil Register.
- Article 411 — Registrar’s Liability for Alterations.
Cases citing this article
- Belinda E. Soriano, et al. vs. Antonio V. Estrella, G.R. No. 236333, April 20, 2026 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Rommel Genio y Santos vs. People of the Philippines, G.R. No. 261666, January 24, 2024 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Jimmy T. Go a.k.a. Jaime T. Gaisano vs. Bureau of Immigration and Deportation and its Commissioners and Luis T. Ramos, G.R. No. 191810, July 22, 2015 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Feliciano Palad Legaspi, Sr. vs. People of the Philippines, G.R. No. 241986, August 22, 2022 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Edgardo Patungan, Jr. y Lagundi vs. People of the Philippines, G.R. No. 231827, January 20, 2020 — read the decision on LawPhil →
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