Civil Code of the Philippines

Civil Code of the Philippines
Civil Code of the Philippines
Congress of the Philippines
	Long title An Act to Ordain and Institute The Civil Code of the Philippines ;
Citation	Republic Act No. 386
Territorial extent	Philippines
Enacted by	Code Commission with the advice and consent of the Philippine Legislature
Enacted	June 18, 1949
Signed	June 18, 1949
Effective	August 30, 1950
Repeals
	Executive Order No. 209 ; (Family Code of the Philippines); Presidential Decree No. 603 ; (Child and Youth Welfare Code)
Keywords
	Civil law ; (Private law)
	Status: In force

The Civil Code of the Philippines is the product of the codification of private law in the Philippines. It is the general law that governs family and property relations in the Philippines. It was enacted in 1950, and remains in force to date with some significant amendments.

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