
Contract Review and Drafting
The law office drafts contracts, proposals, offers, corporate articles, and other legal documents. We also undertake contract review. Send us your detailed query and we shall immediately revert to you, clarify the undertaking, and...

Legal Opinions and Memoranda on questions of Philippine law
The law office can draft legal opinions and memoranda on specific questions relating to Philippine law and legal context. We can be reached through the form at https://lawyerphilippines.org and through email at admin@lawyerphilipp...

What Does it Mean if You were Married Without a Marriage License?
A marriage license is usually an indispensable requirement for a valid marriage. A marriage without one is usually null and void. However, a court case must be filed to officially declare that marriage void and without effect...

How Do You Know if You’re Dealing with a Real Lawyer?
It’s unfortunate that fake lawyers victimize people in the Philippines. Belatedly finding out that you engaged one is the worst thing that can happen if you are in a serious need of a legal representative. Checking a lawyer’s...

Child Custody and Child Travel To and From the Philippines
Child custody issues are often intertwined with concerns about the child’s travel into and out of the Philippines. This discusses the interplay between the two...

Apostille of Documents From and For the Philippines
One of the things we often do for our clients is get an apostille for a document, sometimes as part of a case and sometimes just specifically to get that apostilled or authenticated document for the client.We do this for Philippin...

COVID and Retrenchment in the Philippines
COVID and retrenchment under Philippine law. No one wants the disruption that retrenchment brings. But if work from home, flexible arrangements, or work suspension are not sustainable, businesses may look at the numbers and find t...

Philippine SEC Business Registration
Foreign companies interested in setting up business in the Philippines have 5 options for entry. Domestic Corporation Branch Office Representative Office Regional Headquarter Regional Operating Headquarters The right business entity...

Estate Tax Amnesty
If you haven’t been able to transfer the title to inherited property because of late estate tax penalties, then RA 11213 is the answer to your prayers. RA 11213 makes previously difficult transfers possible: It removes late estate tax...

2019 How to Correct Simulated Birth through RA 11222
Have you placed your name on a child’s birth certificate but are not actually the mother? Do you now want to correct the birth certificate and adopt the child instead? If this describes your situation, then you are in luck. RA 11222 allows...

Is Bigamy ground for Annulment?
If your spouse was already married when he married you, then you are in a bigamous marriage. A bigamous marriage is void. A bigamous marriage can be ended by going to court and presenting proof that your spouse was already married at...

Reprobate of Wills in the Philippines
Philippine law requires that a will must be proved and allowed by the proper court in order for it to pass real or personal property.[1] This means that all wills must go through probate for them to transfer property from the testator to an...