Corporate Secretary Archives - Lawyers in the Philippines

Philippine Land Title Search

by lawyerphilippinesadmin | Nov 7, 2018

People often come to us and ask how to search for a land title. They are often heirs who need to confirm who the title was registered to or buyers who want to make sure that they are buying from the real owner. The only way to con...

How to Reconstitute a Philippine Land Title

by lawyerphilippinesadmin | Nov 5, 2018

In this post, I go through the process of how to ask the Registry of Deeds to replace its copy of your title. This process is called reconstitution and I go through the step by step as well as providing detailed information on wha...

What To Do When You’ve Lost Your Philippine Land Title

by lawyerphilippinesadmin | Nov 3, 2018

If you’ve lost your Philippine Land Title and cannot find it, you will need to go to court to have a copy given to you by the Registry of Deeds. In this post, I explain the detailed, step by step process you need to go through,...

The Philippine Estate Planning Primer (Everything and the Kitchen Sink)

by lawyerphilippinesadmin | Oct 27, 2018

If you have a mix of Philippine and international citizenships or are just interested in Philippine estate planning, you’ve come to the right place. Estate planning often focuses on lowering estate taxes and transferring propert...

How a Foreigner can receive his Philippine Land Inheritance (Updated for 2018 TRAIN Law)

by lawyerphilippinesadmin | Oct 21, 2018

If you are a foreign heir to a Philippine land inheritance, this post is particularly for you. This post answers common questions as to whether you can inherit, how much you can inherit and the process and payments to put the titl...

How to transfer land title to heirs in the Philippines (Extrajudicial Settlement)

by lawyerphilippinesadmin | Oct 20, 2018

This article outlines the step-by-step process to sell a Philippine inheritance or to transfer it to your name. This process is called “settling the estate”...

2018 Guide to Child Support in Philippine Law

by lawyerphilippinesadmin | Oct 7, 2018

Child support is often an major area of disagreement between separating spouses, bogging down proceedings and causing increasingly hostile negotiations...

Correcting your PSA (NSO) Birth Certificate from Abroad

by lawyerphilippinesadmin | Oct 6, 2018

Can you file for NSO Birth Certificate Correction at the Philippine Consulate if you were born in the Philippines and it was reported there?...

2018 FAQ Guide on the Recognition of Foreign Divorce

by lawyerphilippinesadmin | Sep 29, 2018

If you are in a situation in which you contemplate recognition of foreign divorce, then these frequently asked questions and their answers may be helpful...