Affidavit of Legitimation - Template, Sample Form

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES      )
PROVINCE OF ________      )
CITY OR MUNICIPALITY OF ________      ) S.S.

JOINT AFFIDAVIT OF LEGITIMATION

WE, ________, Filipino, of legal age, and ________, Filipino, of legal age, spouses, presently residing at ________ and ________, respectively, after having been duly sworn to in accordance with law, hereby depose and state:

1. That we are the biological father and mother of the following child, namely:

________, Male, born on ________ at ________, and whose birth was registered with the Office of the Local Civil Registrar of ________ under Registry No. ________ (hereinafter referred to as our "Child");

2. That at the time of the conception and birth of our Child, both of us were not married to each other but were not disqualified by any legal impediment to marry each other, neither party being then under any subsisting marriage nor otherwise barred by Articles 37 and 38 of the Family Code of the Philippines from contracting marriage;

3. That our Child was begotten and born out of wedlock;

4. That subsequent to the birth of our Child, we were lawfully and validly married to each other on ________ at ________, as evidenced by our Certificate of Marriage registered with the Office of the Local Civil Registrar of ________ under Registry No. ________;

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6. That we hereby acknowledge and recognize the above-named Child as our own, legitimated by the said subsequent marriage;

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8. That attached hereto and made integral parts hereof are the Certificate of Live Birth of our Child and our Certificate of Marriage.

AFFIANTS FURTHER SAYETH NAUGHT.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands this ________ day of ________ at ________, Philippines.

________
Affiant

________
Affiant

SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO BEFORE ME this ________ day of ________, 20________ at ________, Philippines, affiants having personally appeared before me and exhibited to me competent evidence of identity as follows:

Affiant, ________, who exhibited to me Driver's License No. ________ valid until ________; AND

Affiant, ________, who exhibited to me Driver's License No. ________ valid until ________.

I hereby certify that the foregoing instrument was signed and sworn to before me by the affiants, who were identified by me through the above competent evidence of identity to be the same persons who executed and personally acknowledged before me that the same is their free and voluntary act and deed.

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NOTARY PUBLIC

Doc. No.: ________;
Page No.: ________;
Book No.: ________;
Series of ________.