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Sep 25, 2022 family law foreign adoption judicial recognition adoption decree supreme court

Foreign Adoption Recognition in the Philippines: What the Yuta Hayashi Case Means

Philippine courts can recognize foreign adoption decrees involving Filipino citizens if proven as fact and not contrary to public policy.