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PD 603 Article 27

Who May Adopt.

Article 27

ART. 27. Who May Adopt. — Any person of age and in full possession of his civil rights may adopt: Provided, That he is in a position to support arid care for his legitimate, legitimated, acknowledged natural children, or natural children by legal fiction, or other illegitimate children, in keeping with the means, both material and otherwise, of the family. In all cases of adoption the adopter must be at least fifteen years older than the person to be adopted.

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CitationPD 603 Article 27 (LawPlayer, data as of 2026-07-04)

Source: Supreme Court E-Library, Republic of the Philippines. Philippine laws are public documents (works of the government).

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