PD 1083 Article 75

Effects upon property of children.

Article 75

ARTICLE 75. Effects upon property of children. — (1) The father, or in his absence the mother, shall be the legal administrator of the property of the child under parental authority. If the property is worth more than five thousand pesos, the father or the mother shall give a bond to be approved by the court. (2) The court may appoint a guardian (wasi) in the absence of one who is natural or testamentary.

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