Philippines Adoption

Juvenile Records
Research use: Valuable in cases of death or divorce of parents with minor children.

Record type: Orphan, adoption, guardianship records.

Time Period: 1926-present.

Content: Names of children, name changes, adoptions, parents, guardians, ages, dates and places of birth, residence, legitimations, legal acknowlegements, decisions.

Location: National Bureau of Records Management, local courts and civil registry offices.

Population coverage: 5%.

Reliability: Good.