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Belen Cruz vs. Exequiel Castillo

BELEN CRUZ, plaintiff-appellee, vs. EXEQUIEL CASTILLO, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. L-27232 | 1969-06-30

D E C I S I O N 


CAPISTRANO, J.: 

Appeal from the judgment of the Court of First Instance of Nueva Ecija in Civil Case No. 3946. 

Plaintiff's poorly drafted complaint, liberally construed so as to do substantial justice, stated a cause of action by the mother representing her recognized natural child for compulsory recognition and support of the child by the defendant father. The acknowledging parent who exercises parental authority over the acknowledged natural child (Article 311, Civil Code) has the duty to represent the child in all actions which may redound to the child's benefit (Article 316[1]). The reason for the law is...