Procedures in barangay conciliation 1. The offended party files his complaint orally or in written form to the Lupon chairman. 2. The Bar...

Question: My daughter, having saved some money from her call center job, recently bought a small piece of property. After my daughter fully...

What are the requirements of the Register of Deeds for the issuance of transfer certificates of titles? Deeds of transfers (sale, assignme...

Requirements and procedures in the issuance of an original certificate of title 1. Survey of the land - the lot is surveyed by a licensed...

Newspaper and television news reports in recent weeks have bannered stories of abuse allegedly committed by teachers against helpless school...

You probably saw more than a week ago that Channel 7 news broadcast about two grade schoolers who won a million pesos each in the very popul...

Presidential Proclamation 1017 has brought to the fore the issue of warrantless arrests. For the man on the street, his understanding of th...

What can you do when one of your family members is a drug user and creating emotional psychological, physical, and financial problems for yo...

Our subject deals with one of the tragic realities of life – spousal abuse. My previous article “ Hope and help for the battered woman: Sta...

The Family Code mentions the word “love” only twice and the first mention of the word is found in Title III which covers Articles 68 up to ...

We don’t have a divorce law here in the Philippines. But we do have its equivalents (for example, declaration of nullity of a marriage based...

With regards the teaching of religion to public school students, the 1987 Constitution in Article XIV, Section 3, paragraph (3), states, “...

Q: My father died leaving some properties to my mother and three children, including me. How can we divide up his properties? What are the r...

Q: How can I have my birth certificate corrected? A: For change of first name, and for correction of minor clerical errors, you can simpl...

Q: Can I get married to my first cousin? A: No, you cannot. You are related to your cousin by four civil degrees, and thus any such marri...

Q: What is the difference between legal separation and declaration of nullity? A: The grounds or reasons are different, and more importan...

Q: What is the difference between divorce and declaration of nullity? A: In divorce (which is non-existent in the Philippines), the groun...

Q: Is there any difference between annulment and declaration of nullity of marriage? A: Under Articles 35 up to 54 of the Family Code, so...

Q: My boyfriend and I are both above 21 years of age, and we want to get married, with our parents' consent. But the Local Civil Registr...

Q: What is psychological incapacity? A: Article 36 of the Family Code provides, “A marriage contracted by any party who, at the time of...