Text of the provision
Sec. 1. Article 234 of Executive Order No. 209, the Family Code of the Philippines, is hereby amended to read as follows: "Art. 234. Emancipation takes place by the attainment of majority. Unless otherwise provided, majority commences at the age of eighteen years."
An Act Lowering the Age of Majority from Twenty-One to Eighteen Years, Republic Act No. 6809 (1989). Reproduced in full from the official enactment and verified word-for-word against the LawPhil and ChanRobles renderings.
What this section means
A person becomes emancipated on reaching the age of majority, and majority now begins at eighteen years unless some other law says otherwise.
Related provisions
- Section 3 — Effect Of Emancipation.
Cases citing this section
- Authorities on this section will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.
Note. The text above is reproduced in full from Republic Act No. 6809, verified against the LawPhil and ChanRobles renderings. The annotation around it is the work of Vivas & Nobles Law Office and is general legal information, not legal advice. How a provision applies to a particular situation depends on facts that only a lawyer reviewing your case can assess.