Legal Vault

What surname should illegitimate children use? Illegitimate children should use the surname and be under the parental authority of their mother. (…

Facts: Dolores Gemora and Vincent Co were married in 1954. They begot 5 children, namely: Michael, Abigail, Rafael, Gabriel, and Annabelle. In 196…

Facts:   Paz, a Filipino citizen, was the widow of one Jose Hernandez. In 1934, she married Alejandro Ang Chay, a Chinese. Of this second marriage, t…

Facts:   In 1998, respondent Trinidad R. A. Capote (guardian ad litem) filed a petition for change of name of her ward from Giovanni Nadores Gallamas…

Facts:   In 1989, Marissa Mossesgeld (single), gave birth to a baby boy. The father, Eleazar Calasan (lawyer, married), signed the birth certificate …

Facts:   Cynthia Vicencio filed a petition for change of surname, from “Vicencio” to “Yu”. She alleged that she  was born to Spouses Pablo Vicencio an…

Facts:  In 1958, petitioner Elisea L. Santamaria was decreed legally separated from her husband Enrique R. Santamaria. In 1960, she filed a petiti…

Facts:  Atanacia Llaneta and Serafin Ferrer were married. They had a son named Victoriano Ferrer. Serafin died and about four years later. Atanaci…

Facts:   After the dissolution of her marriage by divorce under the Code of Muslim Law of the Philippines, petitioner Yasin filed a petition to resume…

Facts:   Petitioner Maria Virginia V. Remo is married  to Francisco R. Rallonza. In her passport, the  following entries appear: “Rallonza” as her su…

Facts:   Julian was born to parents Anna Lisa  Carulasan  and Sing-Foe Wang who were then not yet married to each other. When his parents subsequentl…