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Joint Affidavit of Legitimation

This document is a joint affidavit of legitimation signed by a child's biological parents. It states that the child was born out of wedlock but that the parents later married, legitimizing the child under Article 177 of the Family Code. The parents affirm the facts of the child's birth date and place, their subsequent marriage, and that there were no legal impediments to marriage at the time of conception. The affidavit is intended to comply with requirements to apply for legitimation of the child and enable the child to inherit the father's surname and rights of a legitimated child.

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Joint Affidavit of Legitimation

This document is a joint affidavit of legitimation signed by a child's biological parents. It states that the child was born out of wedlock but that the parents later married, legitimizing the child under Article 177 of the Family Code. The parents affirm the facts of the child's birth date and place, their subsequent marriage, and that there were no legal impediments to marriage at the time of conception. The affidavit is intended to comply with requirements to apply for legitimation of the child and enable the child to inherit the father's surname and rights of a legitimated child.

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JOINT AFFIDAVIT OF LEGITIMATION

WE,______________________and________________________________,
husband and wife, respectively, both of legal age, Filipinos, and all residents of
_______________________, Philippines, after having been duly sworn to in
accordance with law, do hereby depose and state:

1. That we are the biological parents of _____________________________


who was born outside of wedlock on ____________________ at
________________________;

2. That at the time of his/her birth, we, the biological parents were not yet
legally married, hence, his/her status in the original Certificate of Live Birth
was entered as ILLEGITIMATE;

3. That at the of the conception of our child, there were no legal impediments
or disqualifications for us to enter into a valid marriage as provided for by
law;

4. That we contracted a valid marriage on ___________________ at


_____________________, solemnized by Hon./Rev. Fr./Rev./Rev. Ptr.
_____________________, City/Municipal Mayor/Presiding Judge/Catholic
Priest/Officiating Minister/Pastor, as shown in the copy of our Certificate of
Marriage bearing Registry No. ____________;

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 Joint Affidavit to attest to the foregoing facts,
for purposes of complying with the requirements in applying for the
legitimation by subsequent marriage of our child, ___________________
and for the proper recording of such legitimation 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 this may serve.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands this


_______________ at _________________.

___________________ ___________________
Affiant(father) Affiant(mother)

SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this _____________ in


_____________. Affiants exhibited to me competent evidence of identity as stated
under their names.

Doc. №:________________ NOTARY PUBLIC


Page №:________________
Book №:________________
Series of :_______________

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