Repealed. Republic Act No. 8552 was expressly repealed in its entirety by Republic Act No. 11642 (2022), whose Section 62 states that RA 8552 is repealed.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 The text below is reproduced as originally enacted, for reference only — do not follow the procedure it describes.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. 18. Succession. – In legal and intestate succession, the adopter
(s) and the adoptee shall have reciprocal rights of succession without distinction from legitimate filiation. However, if the adoptee and his/her biological parent
(s) had left a will, the law on testamentary succession shall govern.
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
In legal and intestate succession, adopter and adopted child inherit from each other reciprocally, with no distinction from legitimate filiation. But where the adoptee or his or her biological parents left a will, the law on testamentary succession applies instead.
Questions about this provision
Related provisions
- Section 17 — Legitimacy Of The Adoptee.
- Section 19 — Grounds For Rescission.
Cases citing this section
- Authorities on this section will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.