About FamilyCode.ph: How We Build and Review Our Legal Guides

FamilyCode.ph is an independent Philippine family-law information and legal knowledge platform. It organizes the Family Code of the Philippines, related statutes, Supreme Court jurisprudence, and official procedures into clear, structured, and traceable guides so that family law is easier to find, understand, and use.

Our Mission

Our mission is to make Philippine family law more accessible, understandable, traceable, and useful for the people whose lives it governs.

Family-law questions arrive at difficult moments: a marriage in crisis, a custody disagreement, a parent who stops providing support, a Filipino abroad navigating a foreign divorce. The law that answers those questions is spread across the Family Code, special statutes, implementing rules, civil-registry regulations, and decades of Supreme Court decisions. FamilyCode.ph exists to organize that material so ordinary readers can understand their situation and their options before they ever sit down with a lawyer.

Why FamilyCode.ph Was Created

Reliable Philippine family-law information online is fragmented. Official sources are authoritative but difficult to navigate; informal sources are easy to read but often outdated, incomplete, or wrong. Many pages repeat one another without citing the statute or decision they rely on, which makes it impossible for a reader to verify what they are being told.

FamilyCode.ph was created to close that gap: guides written in plain language, anchored to primary sources, with a clear separation between what the law says and what we explain about it.

What You Will Find on FamilyCode.ph

Our Editorial and Research Standards

We Prioritize Primary Sources

Our content is grounded in the Family Code of the Philippines, related statutes, Supreme Court decisions, and official issuances from agencies such as the Philippine Statistics Authority and the courts. Where we summarize, we aim to point back to the source being summarized.

We Distinguish Different Types of Authority

A constitutional provision, a statute, an implementing rule, and a court decision do not carry the same weight. Our guides identify what kind of authority supports each statement, so readers understand what is binding law and what is interpretation.

We Avoid Unsupported Legal Conclusions

Where the law is unsettled or fact-dependent, we say so. We do not present contested interpretations as settled rules, and we do not tell readers how their specific case will turn out.

We Provide Dates and Context

Family law changes through legislation and jurisprudence. We work to date our materials and note when a rule has been amended, superseded, or newly interpreted.

We Correct Material Errors

When a material error is identified, we correct it. Readers who spot an error are encouraged to reach out so the correction benefits everyone.

The People Behind FamilyCode.ph

Anton Sheker

Co-Founder, Digital Publishing and Knowledge Architecture

Anton Sheker is a digital marketing strategist, SEO architect, technology consultant, and digital publisher with more than 18 years of experience in search strategy, website architecture, analytics, structured data, and online information systems.

His work focuses on organizing complex information so that it can be found, understood, connected, and verified across traditional search engines and emerging AI-powered discovery platforms. At FamilyCode.ph, Anton leads digital publishing strategy, legal information architecture, search and AI visibility, structured data, and content systems.

He is the co-founder of FamilyCode.ph’s sister platforms — LaborCode.ph for Philippine labor law, CivilLaw.PH for the Civil Code, and Cybercode.ph for technology and data-privacy law — and is also involved in digital publishing and technology initiatives including Sulit.ph, GoIligan.com, and Takedown Taskforce.

Anton is not presented by FamilyCode.ph as an attorney unless expressly stated otherwise. His role concerns digital publishing, research systems, information architecture, and public access to structured legal information.

Marjo Villarosa

Co-Founder, Research Governance and Digital Trust

Marjo Villarosa is a cybersecurity, digital identity, and data governance professional with extensive experience involving online security, identity protection, risk management, and technology-led investigations.

At FamilyCode.ph, Marjo contributes to research governance, information integrity, digital trust and security, privacy considerations, risk assessment, and source-validation processes. Her experience strengthens the website’s approach to responsible publishing, reliable information management, and user protection.

She is also part of the team behind Takedown Taskforce.

Marjo is not presented by FamilyCode.ph as an attorney unless expressly stated otherwise.

Atty. Alan Joseph Sheker

Special Legal Consultant

Atty. Alan Joseph Sheker serves as Special Legal Consultant to FamilyCode.ph. He provides legal perspective and consultation on Philippine family-law topics, editorial standards, source interpretation, and selected legal-content initiatives.

His role strengthens the platform’s effort to connect legal rules with evidence, documents, procedures, remedies, and practical next steps.

His appointment as Special Legal Consultant does not mean that every article on FamilyCode.ph has been individually reviewed by him. Article-level legal-review credit will be displayed only when Atty. Alan Joseph Sheker or another named Philippine lawyer has completed a review of that specific article.

Sister Site: LaborCode.ph

FamilyCode.ph is part of a growing network of independent Philippine legal-information platforms built and managed by the same team, each dedicated to one of the country’s major legal codes.

Its sister site, LaborCode.ph, applies the same editorial and research standards — primary sources, traceability, and a clear separation between binding law and editorial explanation — to the Labor Code of the Philippines, covering employee rights, employer responsibilities, wages and benefits, termination, and labor-dispute procedures. Cybercode.ph extends the same research approach to Philippine technology law, data privacy, cybersecurity, cybercrime, AI governance, digital transformation and business compliance.

Both platforms are created and managed by Anton Sheker and Marjo Villarosa, and share the same research governance and publishing methodology. Additional platforms covering the Civil Code (CivilCode.ph), the Revised Corporation Code (CorporateCode.ph), and the Intellectual Property Code (IntellectualPropertyCode.ph) are in development.

Readers whose questions involve both family and employment matters — such as solo-parent leave, benefits for dependents, or support obligations tied to income — may find the two resources complementary.

Independent and Non-Government

FamilyCode.ph is an independent privately operated information website. It is not the Supreme Court of the Philippines, the Office of the Solicitor General, the Public Attorney’s Office, the Department of Social Welfare and Development, the Philippine Statistics Authority, a Family Court, a government agency, an official government publication, a law firm, or a lawyer-referral service.

References to government departments, agencies, laws, decisions, or official procedures do not imply endorsement, affiliation, accreditation, or partnership. Official government sources remain controlling where differences arise.

FamilyCode.ph Is Not a Law Firm

FamilyCode.ph provides legal information, not legal advice. Reading this website does not create an attorney-client relationship. Family-law outcomes depend heavily on specific facts, evidence, and procedure; for decisions about your own marriage, children, support, or property, consult a licensed Philippine lawyer. The Public Attorney’s Office assists qualified individuals free of charge.

Disclaimer

All content on FamilyCode.ph is provided for general educational and informational purposes only. It is not legal advice, and it is not a substitute for advice from a qualified Philippine lawyer who has reviewed the specific facts of your situation. Laws, rules, and jurisprudence change, and their application depends on individual circumstances.

While we work to keep our materials accurate and current, FamilyCode.ph makes no warranties as to the completeness, accuracy, or timeliness of any content. Where this website differs from the official text of a law, regulation, or court decision, the official source prevails. Use of this website does not create an attorney-client relationship.

Who FamilyCode.ph Serves

FamilyCode.ph is written for spouses and parents navigating family decisions, Filipinos abroad dealing with cross-border family situations, students and researchers, and professionals — lawyers, social workers, HR practitioners — who need a fast, source-anchored reference to Philippine family law.

Our Commitment

We are committed to accuracy over speed, sources over speculation, and clarity over jargon. Where we fall short of those standards, we want to hear about it — and we will correct it.