Legitimation of Natural Child

Department/Office: City Civil Registry Office
Classification: Simple
Type of Transaction: G2C - Government to Citizens
Who May Avail: Parents whose child was conceived and born outside of wedlock without impediment.

About the Service

LEGITIMATION is a remedy by means of which those who in fact were not born in wedlock and should, therefore, be considered illegitimate, are, by fiction, considered legitimate, it being supposed that they were born when their parents were already validly married.(1 Manresa 550, as cited on p. 251, Handbook on Family Code of the Philippines, Alicia V. Sempio-Diy)

Only Children conceived and born outside of wedlock of parents who, at the time of the conception of the former, were not disqualified by any impediment to marry each other, may be legitimated. (Article 177, Family Code)

Registration Fee P 400.00
Endorsement Fee P 300.00
Certified True Copy of Legal Instrument P 200.00
Certified True Copy of Annotated Birth P 150.00
CTC of Annotated Birth Certificate P 150.00
CTC of Un-Annotated Birth Certificate P 100.00
Certification Fee P 100.00

CHECKLIST OF REQUIREMENTS

WHERE TO SECURE

  • Birth Certificate of the child
  • Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)
  • Marriage Contract of Parents
  • Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)
  • Joint Affidavit of Legitimation stating the minority of parents (R.A. 9858) at the time of conception of the child (if parents are minor)
  • Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)
  • Certificate of No Marriage (CENOMAR) - Both parents
  • Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)
  • City Civil Registry Office (Form)
  • Valid ID’s or Residence Certificate (Cedula) of parents
 
  • Affidavit of Admission of Paternity to be executed by the father (if the child was not acknowledged in the birth certificate)
  • City Civil Registry Office (Form)
  • Consent of the child, if 18 yrs. old & above (affidavit stating that he/she is willing to use the surname of his/her father)
  • City Civil Registry Office (Form)
  • Authentic writing and death certificate of parent/s (in the absence of affidavit of acknowledgment of the deceased parent/s)
  • City Civil Registry Office (Form)
  • Death Certificate of deceased spouse or annotated Marriage Certificate/s of previous marriage/s, if applicable.

  • City / Municipal Civil Registry Office where the vital event was registered

Steps

CLIENT STEPS

AGENCY ACTION

FEES TO BE PAID

PROCESSING TIME

PERSON RESPONSIBLE

1. Present the required documents to the employee-in-charge (EIC).

2. Examination of Documents

EIC examines the presented documents as to authenticity.

 

7 minutes

ERLINDA M. BICALDO

Administrative Aide II

3. Payment of fees

Pay the required fees.

 

See fees above.

10 – 20 minutes

Local Revenue

Collection Officer

CITY TREASURER’S OFFICE

4. Records the Request.

Show your Official Receipt to the EIC.

5. EIC record the request in a logbook.

 

1 minute










ERLINDA M. BICALDO

Administrative Aide II









 

6. Registration of the Legal Instruments and Annotation to the affected Civil Registry Record.

EIC enters the legal instrument in Registry Book, and 5-10 annotates the same to the affected record.

 

10 minutes






5 minutes

 

7. Preparation and endorsement of the annotated birth certificate to NSO.

EIC staff prepares the annotated Record.

 




15 minutes

 

8. Review & approved the registration of legal instruments.

 

2 minutes

MARIA DOLORES P. DE LOS REYES

CDGH I

(City Civil Registrar)


MA. MIA B. ORDONEZ

Registration Officer IV

 

9.  Release of Documents.

EIC releases the documents to the client.

 

1 minute

ERLINDA M. BICALDO

Administrative Aide II

TOTAL

P

1 hour and 1 minute

 
For inquiries, pls. contact: Mrs. Ma. Dolores P. de los Reyes | CGADH I / City Civil Registrar
Address:

City Civil Registrar’s Office
109 – G/F Main City Hall Bldg., Naga City Hall Complex, Juan Q. Miranda Ave., Concepcion Pequeña, Naga City

Contact Number:
☎ PLDT: +63-54-871-2050 (Local: )
☎ GLOBE: +63-54-205-2980 (Local: )

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