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Joint Affid of Legitimation - Sample

This joint affidavit of legitimation establishes that the biological parents of a child born out of wedlock later married each other, legitimizing the child under Philippine law. The parents state that they conceived the child when legally able to marry, later married as proven by their marriage certificate, and are now acknowledging paternity and changing the child's surname through this affidavit in order to apply for legitimation by subsequent marriage. They sign and swear to these facts before a notary.

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Joint Affid of Legitimation - Sample

This joint affidavit of legitimation establishes that the biological parents of a child born out of wedlock later married each other, legitimizing the child under Philippine law. The parents state that they conceived the child when legally able to marry, later married as proven by their marriage certificate, and are now acknowledging paternity and changing the child's surname through this affidavit in order to apply for legitimation by subsequent marriage. They sign and swear to these facts before a notary.

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Republic of the Philippines )

City of _________________ )s.s.

JOINT AFFIDAVIT OF LEGITIMATION

WE, _______________ and ____________________, both of legal age, husband


and wife, respectively, and presently residing at ___________________, after
having been duly sworn to in accordance with law, depose and state:

1. That we are the biological parents of ________________ who was born


on _____________ at __________________, Palawan as evidenced by the
attached copy of the child’s Birth Certificate;

2. That as per Birth Certificate, the space pertaining to the “Father”, as


well as the portion indicating “Affidavit of Acknowledgment/Admission
of Paternity”, was left blank;

3. That to supply the necessary information and to acknowledge


paternity over the minor child __________________, a separate “Affidavit
of Acknowledgement of Paternity and Consent to Use Father’s
Surname” was executed by the undersigned ______________________;

4. That at the time of her birth, we, the biological parents were not yet
married;

5. That at the time of the conception of our child, there was no legal
impediment for us to contract marriage;

6. That we were married on ______________ at_______________, as


evidenced by the attached Marriage Certificate;

7. That by virtue of our subsequent marriage, the said child is now


legitimated by operation of law and shall be using the name
___________; and

8. That we are executing this Affidavit to attest to the foregoing facts, for
purposes of complying with the requirements in applying for the
legitimation by subsequent marriage of our daughter,
_____________________ and for all legal intents and purposes.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands this ____ day of
____________ in _________________.

___________________________ ______________________________
Father Mother

SUBCRIBED AND SWORN TO before me this _____ day of _____________ in


_____________, affiants exhibiting to me their valid proofs of identification,
_______________________ and ____________________________.

Doc. No. ______;


Page No. ______;
Book No. ______;
Series of _______.

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