RA 11642 Section 12

Who May File a Petition for CDCLAA.

Section 12

SEC. 12. Who May File a Petition for CDCLAA. – The Head or Executive Director of a licensed or accredited child-caring or child-placing agency or institution managed by the government, LGU, NGO, or provincial, city, or municipal social welfare development officer (SWDO) who has actual custody of the minor may file a petition before the NACC, through the RACCO, for the issuance of a CDCLAA. If the child is under the custody of any other individual, the child-caring or child-placing agency or institution shall do so with the consent of the child’s custodian.

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