Habeas Corpus (Sample)

REPUBLIC OF THE OF  THE PHILIPPINES COURT OF APPEALS CITY OF MANILA THE MATT MATTER ER OF THE THE IN RE: IN THE ISSUANCE OF A WRIT OF HABEAS CORP CORPUS US AGAI AGAINS NST T POCAHONTAS FOR THE RETURN OF THE CUST CUSTOD ODY Y OF THE THE MINO MINOR R CHIL CHILD D  JANE SMITH

 JOHN SMITH, SMITH, Petitioner,

SPEC. PROC. NO. __________________ FOR. ISSUANCE OF A 7RIT OF

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PETITION Petitioner, JOHN SMITH (herein referred to ! the "Petitioner#$, %& nd thro'h the 'nder!ined )o'n!e*, 'nto thi! Honor%*e Co'rt, +o!t re!e)tf'**& er! tht.

PREFATORY STATEMENT  The Re!ondent Re!ondent h! %een intention**& o%!tr')tin the Petitioner/! rent* riht! oer their d'hter !in)e her %irth0 hidin her in the Phi*iine! nd edin the r! of 1'!ti)e2

“Prent! he the nt'r* riht, ! 3e** ! the +or* nd *e* d't&, d't&, to )re for their )hi*dren, !ee to their '%rinin nd !fe'rd their %e!t intere!t nd 3e*fre2 Thi! 'thorit& nd re!on!i% !i%i*it& +& not %e 'nd'*& denied the rent!0 neither +& it %e reno'n)ed %& the+2 Een 3hen the rent! re e!trned nd their 4e)tion for e)h other i! *o!t, the tt)h+ent nd fee*in for their o4!rin! inri%*& re+in 'n)hned2 Neither the *3 nor the )o'r )o'rt! t! **o **o3 3 thi! thi! 5ni 5nit& t& to !'4er !'4er %!ent %!ent,, of )o'r!e )o'r!e,, n& re*, re*, re re 6

nd i++inent thret to the 3e**%ein of the )hi*d2#6

PARTIES 62

Petitioner i!  )iti8en of the 9ret Britn, of *e* e, !in*e nd  re!ident of 6:;6:; B'e8on Cit&, Phi*iine!2

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The Re!ondent POCAHONTAS (herein referred to ! the "Re!ondent#$ i!  )iti8en of the Phi*iine!, of *e* e, !in*e nd 3ho!e *!t 'e8on Cit&, Phi*iine!2

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Minor  JANE SMITH (herein referred to ! " JANE#$ i! the *eiti+te d'hter of the Petitioner nd Re!ondent2 She 3! %orn on :? Fe%r'r& :@6?2 Pre!ent*&, !he i! 'nder the 'n*3f'* )'!tod& of the Re!ondent2 The Re!ondent )ontin'o'!*& rohi%it! the Petitioner fro+ !eein or )ont)tin their d'hter2

FACTS 2

For &er!, the Petitioner h! %een denied h&!i)* i!ittion nd )'!tod& oer hi! d'hter, eretrted %& the Re!ondent2 He h! %een