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Ernestina Bernabe vs Carolina Alejo As Guardian Ad Litem For The Minor Adrian Bernabe

ERNESTINA BERNABE, petitioner, vs. CAROLINA ALEJO as guardian ad litem for the minor ADRIAN BERNABE, respondent.

G.R. No. 140500 | 2002-01-21

D E C I S I O N

PANGANIBAN, J.:

The right to seek recognition granted by the Civil Code to illegitimate children who were still minors at the time the Family Code took effect cannot be impaired or taken away. The minors have up to four years from attaining majority age within which to file an action for recognition.

Statement of the Case

Before us is a Petition[1] for Review on Certiorari under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court, praying for (1) the nullification of the July 7, 1999 Court of Appeals[2] (CA) Decision[3] in CA-GR CV No. 51919 and the October 14, 1999 CA Resolution[4] denying petitioner's Motion for Reconsideration, as well as (2)...