FRANCIS LUIGI G. SANTOS, PETITIONER, VS. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, THE OFFICE OF THE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF QUEZON CITY, THE CIVIL REGISTRAR GENERAL, AND ALL INTERESTED PERSONS, RESPONDENTS.
- G.R. Number: G.R. No. 250520
- Promulgated: 2021-05-05
Keywords
Rule 45 Rules of Court, Rule 103 Rules of Court, Rule 108 Rules of Court, Article 408 Civil Code, Article 376 Civil Code, Article 412 Civil Code, RA 9048, RA 10172, Article 364 Civil Code, Article 365 Civil Code, Article 189 Family Code, RA 8552 Domestic Adoption Act of 1998, Change of name is a privilege and not a matter of right, Doctrine of Primary Jurisdiction, Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies, Adoption severs all legal ties between adoptee and biological parents, Purpose of adoption is to effect new status of relationship between child and adoptive parents, Change of Name, Correction of Entries in Civil Registry, Adoption