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Tuesday, December 14, 2010

From “Jennifer ” to “Jeff ” and from female to male (correction of entries in birth certificate due to intersexuality)

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The Supreme Court in the case of Republic vs. Cagandahan , GR No. 166676, September 12, 2008, upheld the decision of the Regional Trial Cour...
Thursday, December 02, 2010

The ABS-CBN versus Willie Revillame case: What is a TRO?

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(Note: Please read my Salt and Light blog post “ Relationship tips for Shalani and other single men and women ” .) Due to the wide media c...
Thursday, November 11, 2010

Legal Procedures 24: Motion to Dismiss

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Note: Please surf to the complete list of available PDFs on legal procedures in criminal and civil cases . [1] A motion to dismiss ...
Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Quickie marriages under Article 34 of the Family Code: Is the marriage void if the affidavit of marital cohabitation is false?

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Quickie marriages solemnized in some city halls by so-called “ministers” either make use of (a) pre-dated marriage licenses obtained from fr...
Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Did the Supreme Court order all credit card companies to reduce their interest rate of 3% monthly and penalty fee of 3%?

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Index of topics discussed in this post: Supreme Court ruling: 3% monthly or 36% yearly interest is excessive, unconscionable, and exorbi...
Thursday, August 12, 2010

Legal Procedures 23: Default or failure to answer

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Note: Please surf to the complete list of available PDFs on legal procedures in criminal and civil cases . [1] If the defendant fa...
Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Legal Procedures 22: Filing of complaint and answer in civil cases

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Supreme Court materials on the new system known as “Face-to-Face Trial” A.M. No. 14-03-02-SC, March 8, 2014 that’s meant to ...
Friday, August 06, 2010

Protection Order for abused husbands?

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The Supreme Court has already ruled that the Protection Orders under RA 9262 cannot be used against a woman. The Court has in fact reprim...
Monday, August 02, 2010

How do courts determine which parent has the right of custody of the children in legal separation, annulment or declaration of nullity?

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Please read my previous posts on the issue of custody: Can a mother be deprived of custody of her child? Custody battles over children:...