Bigamy Sample Complaint

Republic of the Philippines Office of the City Prosecutor Makati City The People of the Philippines, Complainant, Criminal Case No. 001 For: i!amy " #ersus " Ro$ Ru!ista,

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COMPLAINT - AFFIDAVIT AFFIDAVIT

&, '(N& '(N& R)*& R)*&+T +T , of le!a le!all a!e, a!e, Fili Filipi pino no Citi Citi-e -en, n, marri marrie$ e$,, an$ an$ resi$ent of Makati, Philippines, after bein! sorn to in accor$ance ith la, hereby $epose an$ state that: 1. & am marrie$ to to tty tty.. Ro$ Ro$ Ru!ista, Ru!ista, e !ot marrie$ marrie$ on on May /, 00 00 at Manila Cathe$ral as e#i$ence$ by a marria!e certificate issue$  by the office of solemni-in! officer of the sai$ Manila Cathe$ral herein attache$ as nne% 23, . fter fter our e$$in e$$in!, !, e li#e$ to!et to!ether her as husban$ husban$ an$ an$ ife in our  con4u!al $ellin! in Makati City. 5. 6n 7une 018, 018, & as as in Cebu City City to inspect inspect one one Manuela Manuela Realty9 Realty9ss  pro4ects, hen & met onita Ru!ista, one of our Cebu Real (state !ents. 8. & learn learne$ e$ that that oni onita ta is also also marri marrie$ e$ to Ro$ Ro$ Ru!i Ru!ist staa in a ci#i ci#ill ceremony solemni-e$ by 7u$!e 7uan ela Cru- on 7une 1, 015. & also $isco#ere$ that they ha#e a one year ol$ son.  copy of their  Certificate of Marria!e is hereto attache$ as nne% 23. . My marria!e marria!e ith ith Ro$ Ru!ista Ru!ista is still still subsistin! subsistin! an$ has has not been been annulle$ or $issol#e$. ;is act of contractin! secon$ marria!e to onita Ru!ista $espite the subsistence of our marria!e constitutes the crime of bi!amy punishable un$er rticle 58/ of the Re#ise$ Penal Co$e.

a. The respon$ent, Ro$ Ru!ista, shall be or$ere$ to pay the amount of P;P 00,000.00 for moral $ama!es, plus cost of suit.  b. The respon$ent be con#icte$ in #iolation of the crime bi!amy hich is punishable un$er rticle 58/ of the Re#ise$ Penal Co$e. +uch other reliefs an$ reme$ies un$er the premises are likeise  praye$ for. 1 ernar$ino +t., Makati City, Philippines, this 8 th $ay of +eptember 01