| CORRECTION OF ENTRY | |||
| TEN Steps to be undertaken in the correction of an entry in a civil registry document |
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| 1. | Contact a lawyer who will prepare the Petition for correction of entry. | ||
| 2. | Lawyers shall file the Petition in the Regional Trial Court. The fee for filing the Petition in the Regional Trial Court is P160.00. | ||
| 3. | The Petition will be raffled and assigned to a branch of the Regional Trial Court. | ||
| 4. | The assigned Regional Trial Court shall issue an Order for the publication of its Order in a newspaper of general circulation for three consecutive weeks. Fee for publication varies. | ||
| 5. | The Order contains the date of the first hearing. | ||
| 6. | During the first hearing, the lawyer will present compliance of the jurisdictional requirements like publication of the Order in a newspaper of general circulation. | ||
| 7. | After establishing compliance with jurisdictional requirements, the petitioner will be presented in Court to testify. The Court may assign the Clerk of Court to receive evidence. | ||
| 8. | During the hearing, it is possible that an oppositor may appear contesting the Petition. If no oppositor appears, the Clerk of Court will receive the petitioner’s evidence. | ||
| 9. | After presentation of evidence, the Court will rule on the Petition. | ||
| 10. | If the decision is favorable, the Court will order the Office of City Registrar to correct the entry in the civil registry document (birth/marriage/death certificate of the petitioner). | ||
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Page Last Revised: May 11, 2002 For questions & clarifications, send e-mail to the Civil Registry Operations Division 1997-2002, National Statistics Office |
