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Estate Tax Amnesty
If you haven’t been able to transfer 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 penalties It uses a low estate tax of 6%...
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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...
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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 the...
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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 in order for them to transfer property from...
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2019 Philippine Divorce Bill Update
Today, I talk all about the Philippine Divorce Bill. I discuss the current status of the bill. I also provide an in-depth look at the differences between the two versions now filed. Lastly, I discuss current options available to d...
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12 FAQs Divorce in the Philippines
In our family law practice, probably the most frequently asked question is whether or not there is divorce in the Philippines. The Philippines has no divorce except for among Muslims and when a Filipino is divorced from a foreign...
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How to Recognize a Foreign Adoption on a Philippine Birth Certificate
Have you adopted a Filipino child in a foreign country?Say you adopted the illegitimate child of your Filipina wife who was already in your country.Or you may have adopted a distant relative of your Filipino spouse.These circumsta...
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How to Probate a Will in the Philippines
When you inherit Philippine property through a will, you will need to go through to court in a process called “probate”.Probate is a court process that authenticates the will.Probate then allows the properties to be distribute...
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Who are compulsory heirs under Philippine law?
Philippine law dictates who inherits in all situations. The people who inherit are called “heirs” or “tagapagmana” in Filipino. These heirs and the amount they inherit the amount are determined by law when there is no will and even...
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Philippine Last Will and Testament (Plus Foreign Wills and Wills of Filipinos Abroad)
If you are thinking of how to leave your property to your children, you may want to consider a will. I explain the benefits and disadvantages to both types of Philippine wills. I also provide the guidelines on how to make a...
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