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• Signature Portion of the Notary Public
• Judicial Affidavit
• Special Power of Attorney
• Verification and Certification Against Forum Shopping
• Petition for Correction of Entries in the Civil Registry
• Deed of Extra-Judicial Settlement of the Estate of Deceased
• Deed of Extra-Judicial Settlement


  A legal document that settles and adjudicates the estate of a deceased person without going through the courts
• The heirs are the surviving wife and surviving legitimate child of the deceased
• The deceased left no will or testament, nor any debt or unpaid obligation
• One-half portion of the properties belong to the surviving spouse as her conjugal share, the other one-half portion forms part of the estate of the deceased
• Settlement and adjudication of the estate


  The heirs settle and adjudicate the one-half portion of the properties into two equal shares, at 1/2 pro indiviso share each
• Habeas Corpus


  A writ that commands law enforcement to bring a prisoner before the court to determine if the person's imprisonment or detention is lawful
• The petitioner was taken from her residence by individuals posing as agents of the MIS and confined, restrained and deprived of her liberty in the Correctional Institute for Women
• No formal complaint or accusation for any specific offenses has been filed against the petitioner nor any judicial writ or order for her commitment has been issued
• The petitioner did not commit any offense for which she may be arrested or deprived of her liberty without any formal charge or judicial warrant
• The petitioner is being unlawfully detained and deprived of her liberty by order and at the behest of one from the MIS
• There being no martial law in the Philippines, the confinement of the petitioner is utterly illegal
• Petition for Recognition of Foreign Judgment


  A legal process to have a foreign divorce decree recognized and enforced in the Philippines
• The petitioner X and Y, a Japanese national, were married in Manila, Philippines
• Given unresolved marital conflicts, Y instituted a divorce against petitioner X in Japan, which was rendered effective in Japan
• Under Japanese law, Y, being a Japanese citizen, is capacitated to remarry after the divorce
• Under Philippine law, petitioner X, a Filipino citizen, also has the capacity to remarry after the divorce by the foreign spouse
• Recognition of foreign divorce decree


  The petitioner seeks the court's authority to recognize the foreign divorce decree, in order to afford the petitioner the capacity to remarry under Philippine law
• Motion for Issuance of Writ of Execution


  A legal motion to enforce a final and executory court judgment against the losing party
• The court rendered a decision in favor of the plaintiff and against the defendant to pay the plaintiff the principal amount, interest, and cost of suit
• The decision is already final and executory as none of the parties moved for reconsideration or filed an appeal
• The defendant's judgment obligations as of a certain date amounts to a specified amount
• Enforcement of final court decision


  The plaintiff moves the court to issue a writ of execution against the defendant to enforce the final decision
• Information in Criminal Case


  A formal accusation made by a public prosecutor charging a person with the commission of a criminal offense
• The accused is charged with violation of Section 11(3) of Republic Act No. 9165, as amended, for selling dangerous drugs
• The accused conspired and confederated together to sell five knotted plastic bags containing methamphetamine hydrochloride, a dangerous drug
• The accused is not authorized by law to sell, trade, deliver, or give away the dangerous drug
• The information is filed without the accused having opted for a preliminary investigation or executed a waiver