Sunday, July 26, 2020

Affidavit of Legitimation


Republic of the Philippines )
City of _____________      ) S.S.


AFFIDAVIT OF LEGITIMATION


I, (NAME OF AFFIANT-FATHER), Filipino, of legal age, single/married, and a resident of (Place of Residence), after having been sworn to in accordance with law, hereby depose and state:

1.    That I am the biological parent of (NAME OF CHILD) who was born on November 28, 2003 at Datu Unsuan General Hospital, Isabela, Basilan per her Certificate of Live Birth with Registry No. 2003-65389 attached hereto and forming an integral part hereof;

2.    That at the time when (NAME OF CHILD) was conceived, I was not disqualified by any legal impediment to marry her mother (NAME OF MOTHER);

3.    That on December 18, 2007 at the Saint Joseph Parish in Barangay Ipil, Zamboanga City, Philippines, I and (NAME OF MOTHER) entered into a valid marriage per our Certificate of Marriage with Registry No. 2007-5996 attached hereto and forming an integral part hereof; and

4.    That this affidavit is executed to amend the Certificate of Live Birth of our child, particularly the entry therein as to her name, from (NAME OF CHILD) to (NAME OF CHILD USING AFFIANT-FATHER'S SURNAME) pursuant to Article 179 of the Family Code of the Philippines in relation to Article 174 thereof, and for whatever other legal purpose this may serve.

IN WITNESS, WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this (Date) at (Place), Philippines.



(NAME OF AFFIANT-FATHER)
Affiant


SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this (Date) at (Place), Philippines by affiant who showed to me his Social Security System ID No. ______________, a government-issued ID bearing affiant’s photograph and signature.

            WITNESS MY HAND AND SEAL on the date and place first above written.


Doc. No. _____;
Page No. _____;
Book No. _____;
Series of _____.