REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
REGIONAL TRIAL COURT – FAMILY COURT
_____ JUDICIAL REGION
BRANCH _____
CITY OF __________
IN RE PETITION FOR ADOPTION OF
MINOR (NAME OF MINOR) AND
BE REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF
(DESIRED NAME OF MINOR WHEN
ADOPTED)
NAME OF PETITIONER SP. PROC. NO. _________
SPOUSES, For: Adoption of Minor
Petitioners,
-versus-
THE CIVIL REGISTRAR OF
(PLACE OF BIRTH REGISTRY),
REGISTRAR GENERAL-PHILIPPINES
STATISTICS AUTHORITY,
Respondents.
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PETITION
PETITIONERS, by undersigned counsel, to the Honorable Court, most respectfully aver:
1. Petitioners Spouses (NAME OF PETITIONER-SPOUSES) are both of legal age, married to each other, Filipino citizens, and residents of (Place of Residence of Petitioners). They may be served with processes of this Honorable Court through undersigned counsel’s address;
2. Respondents CIVIL REGISTRAR OF (PLACE OF BIRTH REGISTRY) and CIVIL REGISTRAR GENERAL – PHILIPPINE STATISTICS AUTHORITY (formerly National Statistics Office) are both government entities before whose offices are registered the birth of the child (NAME OF MINOR TO BE ADOPTED). They may be served with processes of this Honorable Court through the Office of the Solicitor General, and the Honorable City Prosecutor of (City of Court Jurisdiction) before whose jurisdiction this case will be heard;
3. Petitioner Spouses were married in a civil rite presided by (Details of Marriage - Officiating Official or Solemnizing Officer, Place and Date of Marriage). Their Certificate of Marriage is herein attached as Annex “A”;
4. Petitioners do not have any legitimate, acknowledged illegitimate, natural child or a natural child by legal fiction. They are in possession of full civil capacity and legal rights, and are not disqualified by law to adopt a child;
5. Petitioners, who are (Age of Petitioners) years old, desire to adopt jointly a minor named (NAME OF MINOR), the registered name of the child in her birth certificate, who is ______ year old being born on (Birth Date of Minor) in (Place of Birth of Minor), and is presently a resident of (Place of Residence of Minor);
6. The child is the illegitimate child of (MOTHER OF MINOR), Filipino, of legal age, and a resident of (Place of Residence of Minor). The father of said minor is not identified in her birth certificate. Hereto attached are the child’s Certificate of Live Birth as Annex “B” and the child’s Baptismal Certificate as Annex “C”. These documents are made an integral part hereof;
7. Petitioners are close family friends of the minor's mother having been introduced to the latter by their friends at Couple's for Christ Ministry;
8. The child (NAME OF MINOR) has since birth been introduced by her mother to the petitioners who have extended care and developed affection to said child;
9. Since that time and up to the present, the Petitioners have treated the child as their true child by not only providing financial support to her, but likewise providing said minor with all kinds of support that parents should give their child;
10. Petitioners have fully developed their parental love and affection towards the subject child and treated the child as their own;
11. The natural parent of the subject illegitimate child to be adopted, (NAME OF MOTHER OF MINOR), is not insane, nor intemperate, and with full knowledge of petitioners’ intention, offers no objection to the herein adoption as shown by her Affidavit of Intent and Consent to Adoption of Child, which is hereto attached as Annex “D” and made an integral part hereof;
12. Petitioners are physically fit to adopt said minor. After Petitioners subjected themselves to physical examination at the ___________ City Health Department, certifications were issued to Petitioners stating among others that they are physically fit to adopt. Hereto attached as Annexes “E” and “F”, respectively are the Certifications issued to Petitioners;
13. Petitioners are of good moral character and are morally qualified to adopt. They have not been convicted of any crime involving moral turpitude, and have no criminal records as evidenced by clearances issued to them by the respective agencies of the government. Hereto attached are the clearances of Petitioner (NAME OF PETITIONER-HUSBAND):
a. Barangay Clearance – attached as Annex “G”
b. Police Clearance – attached as Annex “H”
c. NBI Clearance – attached as Annex “I”
d. MTCC Clearance issued by the Office of the MTCC Clerk of Court of _________ City – attached as Annex “J”
e. RTC Clearance issued by the Office of the RTC Office of the Clerk of Court of _________ City – attached as Annex “K”
f. City Prosecutor’s Clearance issued by the Office of the _________ City – attached as Annex “L”;
And the clearances of (NAME OF PETITIONER-WIFE):
a. Barangay Clearance – attached as Annex “M”
b. Police Clearance – attached as Annex “N”
c. NBI Clearance – attached as Annex “O”
d. MTCC Clearance issued by the Office of the MTCC Clerk of Court of _________ City – attached as Annex “P”
e. RTC Clearance issued by the Office of the RTC Office of the Clerk of Court of _________ City – attached as Annex “Q”
f. City Prosecutor’s Clearance issued by the Office of the _________ City – attached as Annex “R”;
14. Petitioners are financially qualified to adopt and bring up the subject child properly and adequately;
a. Petitioner _________ is working as an _________ since _________, with address at _________, and for which she receives daily salary rate of _________ or a monthly pay of around _________. Attached herein is her Certificate of Employment as Annex “S” and a copy of her payslip as Annex “T”;
b. Petitioner _________ is a businessman running a _________ and is earning a net income of around _________ a month. Attached herein his store’s Barangay Business Permit, as Annex “U”;
15. The Petitioners’ visible means to support is more than sufficient to enable the minor in custody to live decently and with a promising future;
16. Petitioners are qualified to adopt the said minor and possess all the necessary qualifications of adopters and none of the disqualifications. They will be able to physically, financially, and morally take care of the child, bring her up and educate her properly and adequately;
17. The adoption will redound to the best interest and benefit of the said child if she will be considered as the true and legal child of herein Petitioners, because her financial, spiritual, and emotional needs will be taken care of and her future will be safeguarded;
18. The adoption will serve the best interest and well-being of the child and make her life normal, productive, and a good person of the community.
PRAYER
WHEREFORE, it is the most respectfully prayed that after proper notice, publication, and hearing, a Decree of Adoption be entered approving and granting the Petition for Adoption of Minor _________ by petitioners _________, and:
a. Declaring the minor child _________ freed from all legal obligations and maintenance with respect to her natural parents;
b. Declaring the minor child _________ for all legal intents and purposes, as the child of Petitioners Spouses _________;
c. Directing the Local Civil Registrar of _________ to make the corresponding marginal annotation of said decree of adoption in the record of birth of _________ by: (1) changing the name of _________ to _________; and (2) entering the name of petitioners _________, as father and mother, respectively;
d. Directing the said Local Civil Registrar and the Civil Registrar General-PSA, Quezon City to issue an amended birth certificate to the child, who shall be known as _________, with the names of petitioners _________ as parents.
Other reliefs and remedies just and equitable under the circumstances are likewise prayed for.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED. (Date of Filing), (Place of Filing), Philippines.
LAWYER DETAILS
Copy furnished through registered mail:
The Honorable Solicitor General R.R. No._______________
Office of the Solicitor General Date & Place: ___________
134 Amorsolo St., Paseo Roxas
Salcedo Village
1229 Makati City
Civil Registrar General-NSO
Solicarel Building R.R. No._______________
Ramon Magsaysay Boulevard Date & Place: ___________
Sta. Mesa, Manila 1016
Civil Registrar of ____________
____________ R.R. No._______________
____________ Date & Place: ___________
_________ City Prosecutor’s Office
Hall of Justice R.R. No._______________
_________ City Date & Place: ___________
Explanation: Served to the parties through registered mail due to distance between these offices and that of counsel, and lack of messengerial staff to effect personal service.
NAME OF LAWYER
[Verification and Certification follows]
