Repealed. Republic Act No. 8552 was expressly repealed in its entirety by Republic Act No. 11642 (2022), whose Section 62 states that RA 8552 is repealed. Domestic adoption is no longer a court petition: RA 11642 created an administrative process under the National Authority for Child Care. The text below is reproduced as originally enacted, for reference only — do not follow the procedure it describes.
Text of the provision
Sec. 16. Parental Authority. – Except in cases where the biological parent is the spouse of the adopter, all legal ties between the biological parent
(s) and the adoptee shall be severed and the same shall then be vested on the adopter(s).
Domestic Adoption Act of 1998, Republic Act No. 8552 (1998). Reproduced in full from the official enactment and verified word-for-word against the LawPhil and ChanRobles renderings.
What this section means
All legal ties between the adopted child and the biological parents are severed and vested instead in the adopters — except where the biological parent is married to the adopter.
Questions about this provision
Related provisions
- Section 13 — Decree Of Adoption.
- Section 17 — Legitimacy Of The Adoptee.
Cases citing this section
- Authorities on this section will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.