Text of the provision
Art. 250. Such petitions shall be verified and filed in the proper court of the place where the child resides.
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Family Code of the Philippines, Executive Order No. 209, approved July 6, 1987. The Code took effect on August 3, 1988 (Republic v. Orbecido III, G.R. No. 154380, October 5, 2005). Reproduced in full.
What this article means
Venue for a parental-authority incident is fixed by the child's residence: the verified petition is filed in the proper court of the place where the child resides.
Anchoring venue to the child — rather than to a parent — keeps the proceeding close to the child whose welfare is at stake, and to the evidence and witnesses about the child's situation.
Related provisions
- Article 249 — which petitions this covers.
- Article 251 — notice to those exercising parental authority.
Cases interpreting this article
- Authorities on Article 250 will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.
Note. The text of the provision above is reproduced in full from the official enactment. The annotation, case summaries and commentary around it are the work of Vivas & Nobles Law Office and are general legal information, not legal advice. Whether this provision applies to a particular marriage depends on facts that only a lawyer reviewing your situation can assess.