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Joint Affidavit of Legitimation Template

This joint affidavit of legitimation is submitted by a married couple to legitimize their child who was born out of wedlock. They state that they are the biological parents of the child as shown on the birth certificate. They were not married at the time of the child's birth. They later married as shown on their marriage contract. By their subsequent marriage, their child is now considered legitimized by law. They are submitting this affidavit to comply with requirements to apply for legitimization of their child and to enable the child to bear the father's surname and have all rights of a legitimized child.

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Joint Affidavit of Legitimation Template

This joint affidavit of legitimation is submitted by a married couple to legitimize their child who was born out of wedlock. They state that they are the biological parents of the child as shown on the birth certificate. They were not married at the time of the child's birth. They later married as shown on their marriage contract. By their subsequent marriage, their child is now considered legitimized by law. They are submitting this affidavit to comply with requirements to apply for legitimization of their child and to enable the child to bear the father's surname and have all rights of a legitimized child.

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JOINT AFFIDAVIT OF LEGITIMATION

WE, ______________ and ______________, both of legal


age, Filipinos, 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 ____________ in _____________ as evidenced by the attached
copy of the childs Birth Certificate, made an integral part hereof as
Annex A;
2. That at the time of his/her birth, we, the biological parents were not
yet married,
hence
his/her
status
in
the original
birth
certificate was entered as Illegitimate.
3. That at the time of the conception of our child, there was no legal
impediment for us to contract marriage;
4. That we contracted marriage on _____________ in ______________
which marriage was solemnized by _________________________, as
evidenced by the attached Marriage Contract, made an integral part
hereof as Annex B;
5. That by virtue of our subsequent marriage, the said child is now
legitimated by operation of law, particularly Article 177 of the Family
Code of the Philippines;
6. Hence, 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
son/daughter,
_____________________ and for the proper recording of such
legitimation in his/her civil registry documents and Philippine passport,
to enable him/her to bear the surname of his/her father and
be entitled to all the rights of a legitimated child, and for all legal
intents and purposes.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands
this ___________________ in _______________, Philippines.

__________________
Affiant (father)
Philippine Passport No. _____
Issued at: ________________
Issued on: ________________

____________________
Affiant (mother)
Philippine Passport No. _____
Issued at: ________________
Issued on: _______________

SUBCRIBED
AND
SWORN
TO before
me
this ___________________ in
_________________, Philippines,
affiants exhibiting to me their valid proofs of identification.
Doc. No. _____;
Page No. _____;
Book No. _____;
Series of 2013.

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