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FAMILY CODE

Art. 165. Children conceived and born outside a valid marriage are illegitimate, unless otherwise

provided in this Code. (n)

Art. 176. Illegitimate children shall use the surname and shallbe under the parental authority of

their mother, and shall be entitled to support in conformity with this Code.The legitime of each

illegitimate child shall consist of one-half of the legitime of a legitimate child. Except for this

modification, all other provisions in the CivilCode governing successional rights shall remain in

force.(287a)

SUPPORT

Art. 194. Support comprises everything indispensable for sustenance, dwelling, clothing,medical

attendance, education and transportation, in keeping with the financial capacity of the family.

The education of the person entitled to be supported referred to in the preceding paragraph shallinclude his schooling or training for some profession, trade or vocation, even beyond the age of

majority. Transportation shall include expenses in going to and from school, or to and from place

ofwork.(290a)

Art. 195. Subject to the provisions of the succeeding articles, the following are obliged to support

each other to the whole extent set forth in the preceding article:

(1) The spouses;(2) Legitimate ascendants and descendants;

(3) Parents and their legitimate children and the legitimate and illegitimate children of the latter;

(4) Parents and their illegitimate children and the legitimate and illegitimate children of the

latter;and

(5) Legitimate brothers and sisters, whether of full or half-blood (291a)

Art. 203. The obligation to give support shall be demandable from the time the person who has a

right to receive the same needs it for maintenance, but it shall not be paid except from the date ofjudicial or extra-judicial demand.

Support pendente lite may be claimed in accordance with the Rules of Court.

Payment shall be made within the first five days of each corresponding month or when the

recipient dies, his heirs shall not be obliged to returnwhat he has received in advance. (298a)

RULE 103

Change of Name

Section 1.Venue.A person desiring to change his name shall present the petition to the Court

of First Instance of the province in which he resides, or, in the City of Manila, to the Juvenile and

Domestic Relations Court.

Section 2.Contents of petition.A petition for change of name shall be signed and verified by

the person desiring his name changed, or some other person on his behalf, and shall set forth:

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(a) That the petitioner has been a bona fideresident of the province where the petition is

filed for at least three (3) years prior to the date of such filing;

(b) The cause for which the change of the petitioner's name is sought;

(c) The name asked for.

Section 3.Order for hearing.If the petition filed is sufficient in form and substance, thecourt, by an order reciting the purpose of the petition, shall fix a date and place for the hearing

thereof, and shall direct that a copy of the order be published before the hearing at least once a

week for three (3) successive weeks in some newspaper of general circulation published in theprovince, as the court shall deem best. The date set for the hearing shall not be within thirty (30)

days prior to an election nor within four (4) month after the last publication of the notice.

Section 4.Hearing.Any interested person may appear at the hearing and oppose the petition.The Solicitor General or the proper provincial or city fiscal shall appear on behalf of the

Government of the Republic.

Section 5.Judgment.Upon satisfactory proof in open court on the date fixed in the order that

such order has been published as directed and that the allegations of the petition are true, the

court shall, if proper and reasonable cause appears for changing the name of the petitioner,adjudge that such name be changed in accordance with the prayer of the petition.

Section 6.Service of judgment.Judgments or orders rendered in connection with this rule

shall be furnished the civil registrar of the municipality or city where the court issuing the same

is situated, who shall forthwith enter the same in the civil register.