Legal Insights
Plain-language guides and case briefs on Philippine law — researched from the firm's law library of 184,000+ statutes, Supreme Court decisions, and agency issuances, and written so non-lawyers can understand and act on them.
Establishing Filiation: Why Paternity Proof Is Critical in Inheritance Claims
The Supreme Court clarifies that a birth certificate alone cannot prove paternity for inheritance claims unless the alleged father participated in its preparation.
Jun 17, 2019civil-service-commissioncorrection-of-entriesrule-108indispensable-partybirth-certificateservice-records
False Notarization Upholding Integrity in Legal Documents
The Supreme Court rules on the importance of impleading indispensable parties in correction of birth certificate cases.
Jul 29, 2013civil-procedureindispensable-partiesbirth-certificatepublic-recordsevidencephilippine-law
Proper Documentation Matters: When Belated Birth Registration Fails in Philippine Law
The Supreme Court nullified a correction of birth date in police service records for lack of indispensable parties and weak evidence. Learn the rules.