Sample Ja on Recognition of Foreign Divorce

December 8, 2017 | Author: Prince Neyra | Category: Affidavit, Public Law, Separation Of Powers, Jurisprudence, Document
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Republic of the Philippines ) Province of Cotabato ) s.s. City of Kidapawan )

JUDICIAL AFFIDAVIT OF _______________________ (This Judicial Affidavit was taken under the supervision of and the questions were propounded by Atty. _____________________ of Kidapawan City at ______________________________) Q1:

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Please state your name, age, civil status, address and other personal circumstance. (Palihog isulti ang imong pangalan, edad, estado sa kaminyuon, puluy-anan ug uban pa.) I am ______________________., of legal age, married, a Filipino and a resident of Poblacion, Arakan, North Cotabato. (Ako si ______________________, nasa legal nga edad, minyo, Pilipino ug residente sa Poblacion, Arakan, North Cotabato.) Why are you here in my office today? (Nganong naa ka diri sa akong opisina karong adlawa?) I am here to execute a Judicial Affidavit in connection with the Petition for Judicial Recognition of Divorce which I filed with the Regional Trial Court on behalf of my daughter, ___________________. (Naa ko diri para magpabuhat ug Judicial Affidavit mahitungod sa Petition for Judicial Recognition of Divorce nga akong gifile didto sa Regional Trial Court para sa akong anak nga si ___________________.) You said that you filed the said Petition on behalf of your daughter, do you have proof that you were indeed authorized by your daughter to file the said case on her behalf? (Ingon nimo nga ni-file ka sa maong Petition para sa imong anak, aduna ba ka’y pruweba nga gihatagan ka sa imong anak ug awtoridad sa imong anak nga nga i-file ang maong kaso para sa iyaha?) Yes, sir. I have an original copy of the Certificate of Acknowledgment with attached Special Power of Attorney which Haydie executed in the Territory of Guam and also my Acceptance of the said Special JUDICIAL AFFIDAVIT OF ____________________

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Power of Attorney. (Opo, sir. Naa ko’y orihinal nga kopya sa Certificate of Acknowledgment nga aduna’y kauban nga Special Power of Attorney nga gibuhat ug gipirmahan ni Haydie didto sa teritoryo sa Guam ug aduna pud ko’y Accpetance sa maong Special Power of Attorney.) Q4:

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If said Certificate of Acknowledgment with attached Special Power of Attorney and Acceptance of said Special Power of Attorney will be shown to you, will you be able to identify them? (Kung ipakita sa imo ang maong Certificate of Acknowledgment nga naa’y kauban nga Special Power of Attorney ug Accpetance sa maong Special Power of Attorney, mailhan mo ba kini?) Yes, sir. (Opo, sir.) I am showing to you a Certificate of Acknowledgment dated January 25, 2017, marked as Exhibit “A”, with attached Special Power of Attorney dated January 23, 2017 marked as Exhibit “A-1”, and an Acceptance of Special Power of Attorney dated February 22, 2017 marked as Exhibit “B”, what is the relation of these documents to the Certificate of Acknowledgment with attached Special Power of Attorney and to the Acceptance of Special Power of Attorney that you mentioned awhile ago? (Ginapakita nako sa imuha karon ang usa ka Certificate of Acknowledgment nga may petsang January 25, 2017 ug gimarkahan ug Exhibit “A” nga aduna’y kauban nga Special Power of Attorney nga may petsang January 23, 2017 ug gimarkahan ug Exhibit “A-1” ug usa ka Acceptance of Special Power of Attorney nga may petsang Debruary 22, 2017 ug gimarkahan ug Exhibit “B”, unsa ang relasyon aning mga dokumento didto sa Certificate of Acknowledgment nga naa’y kauban nga Special Power of Attorney ug Accpetance sa maong Special Power of Attorney nga imong nahisgutan ganiha?) These are the same documents that I mentioned, sir. (Mao kini ang parehong mga dokumentuha, sir.) You said earlier that you filed a Petition for Judicial Recognition of Divorce on behalf of your daughter, why did you file the said case? (Ingon ni ganiha nga nag-file ka ug Petition for Judicial Recognition of Divorce para JUDICIAL AFFIDAVIT OF ____________________

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sa imong anak, nganong nag-file man ka atong maong kaso?) It is because _________ instructed me to file the said case since her husband, _______________, had already obtained a divorce by agreement in his country which is Japan. (Kay giingnan man ko ni ____________ nga mag-file ato nga kaso sanglit nagpa-divorce naman ang iyang bana nga si _____________ didto sa Japan.) You said that _____________ is married to one _____________, when were they married? (Ingon nimo nga kasado si __________ sa usa ka nagngalang ______________, kanus-a sila gikasal?) They were married on October 23, 2007. (Gikasal sila atong October 23, 2007.)

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Where were they married? (Asa sila gikasal?) They were married in Wakaba-Ku, Chiba-Shi, ChibaKen, Japan. (Gikasal sila sa Wakaba-Ku, Chiba-Shi, Chiba-Ken, Japan.)

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Do you have any proof that, indeed, __________________ was married to ______________? (Aduna ba ka’y pruweba nga nakasal gayud ____________ kay ________________?) Yes, sir. I have a copy of their Report of Marriage which I obtained from the Philippine Statistics Authority. (Opo, sir, Naa ko;y kopya sa ilang Report of Marriage nga akong gikuha gikan sa Philippine Statistics Authority.)

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If said Report of Marriage will be shown to you will you be able to identify it? (Kung ipakita nako sa imo ang maong Report of Marriage, mailhan mo ka kini?) Yes, sir. (Opo, sir.) I am showing to you a Report of Marriage of one _____________ and one ________________ marked as Exhibit “C”, what is the relation of this document to the Report of Marriage that you mentioned awhile ago? (Ginapakita nako sa imo karon ang usa ka Report of Marriage sa usa ka ______________ ug usa ka __________________ nga aduna’y marka nga Exhibit

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“C”, unsa ang relasyon aning dokumentuha didto sa Report of Marriage nga imong nahisgutan kaganiha?) This is the same Report of Marriage that I mentioned. (Mao kini ang parehong Report of Marriage nga akong gihisgutan.) You said that _________ married ______________ on October 23, 2007, where did they settle after their marriage? (Ingon ka nga gipakaslan ni _______________ si ________________ atong October 23, 2007, as sila nagpuyo pagkahuman sa ilang kasal?) They settled in Japan. (Sa Japan sila nipuyo.) Since they were married, how many children did Haydie and Takao have? (Sanglit minyo man sila, pila kabuok nahimong anak nila Haydie ug Takao?) None, sir. They were not blessed with any children. (Wala, sir. Wala sila grasyahi ug mga anak.) You previously said that ______________ obtained a divorce in Japan of his marriage to _________________, why did he obtain such divorce? (Ingon nimo ganiha nga nagpa-divorce si ______________ sa iyang kasal kay ______________, nganong nagpa-divorce man siya?) It was because, after their marriage, differences between them arose which caused them to constantly quarrel with each other and this ultimately strained their relationship. (Kay pagkahuman sila gikasal nagsige na lang sila ug lalis tungod kay dili man sila magkasinabot ug mahitungod ani kay naguba ang ilang relasyon.) Do you have any proof that ______________ obtained a divorce of his marriage to ______________ in Japan? (Aduna ba ka’y pruweba nga nagpa-divorce gayud si ______________ sa iyang kasal kay ______________ sa Japan?) Yes, sir. I have a copy of the Certificate of AcceptanceDivorce Report, the Divorce Report and a Japanese Family Registry found on the second page of said Divorce Report. (Opo, sir. Naa ko’y kopya sa Certificate of Acceptance-Divorce Report, Divorce Report ug usa ka Japanese Family Registry nga makita sa ikaduha nga pahina sa maong Divorce Report.) JUDICIAL AFFIDAVIT OF ____________________

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If said Certificate of Acceptance-Divorce Report, Divorce Report and Japanese Family Registry found on the second page of said Divorce Report will be shown to you, will you be able to identify them? (Kung ipakita nako sa imo ang maong Certificate of AcceptanceDivorce Report, Divorce Report ug ang Japanese Family Registry nga makita sa ikaduha nga pahina sa maong Divorce Report mailhan mo ba kini?) Yes, sir. (Opo, sir.) I am showing to you a Certificate of AcceptanceDivorce Report dated September 9, 2016 marked as Exhibit “D”, a Divorce Report dated December 27, 2007 marked as Exhibit “E” and the second page of said Divorce Report containing a Japanese Family Registry marked as Exhibit “E-1”, what is the relation of these documents to the Acceptance-Divorce Report, Divorce Report and Japanese Family Registry found on the second page of said Divorce Report which you mentioned awhile ago? (Ginapakita nako sa imo karon ang usa ka Certificate of Acceptance-Divorce Report nga may petsang Deptember 9, 2016 nga gimarkahan ug Exhibit “D”, usa ka Divorce Report nga may petsang December 27, 2007 ug gimarkahan ug Exhibit “E” ug usa ka Japanese Family Registry nga makita sa ikaduha nga pahina sa maong Divorce Report nga gimarkahan ug Exhibit “E-1”, unsa ang relasyon aning mga dokumentuha didto sa Certificate of Acceptance-Divorce Report, Divorce Report ug Japanese Family Registry nga makita sa ikaduha nga pahina sa maong Divorce Report nga nahisgutan nimo ganiha?) These are the same documents that I mentioned, sir. (Mao kini ang parehong mga dokumentuha, sir.) You said that it was _________(the Japanese husband)_____ that obtained a divorce in Japan, what was the basis for obtaining such divorce? (Ingon sad nimo nga si _____________ ang nagpa-divorce didto sa Japan, unsa ang basehan sa maong pagpa-divorce?) The basis was the Japanese Law on Divorce which provides that a Japanese national can divorce a foreigner and one such mode of divorce is a divorce by agreement. (Ang basehan kay ang Japanese Law sa Divorce nga gasulti nga ang usa ka Hapon makapadivorce sa usa ka langyaw ug ang usa sa pamaagi sa divorce kay ang divorce by agreement.) JUDICIAL AFFIDAVIT OF ____________________

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Do you have any proof of such Japanese Law? (Aduna ba ka’y pruweba sa maong Japanese Law?) Yes, sir. I have a copy of the said Japanese Law which was duly authenticated by the Vice Consul of the Philippine Embassy in Tokyo, Japan. (Opo, sir. Naa ko’y kopya sa maong Japanese Law nga gipamatuoran sa Vice Consul sa Philippine Embassy didto sa Tokyo, Japan.) If said duly authenticated Japanese Law will be shown to you, will you be able to identify it? (Kung ipakita sa imo ang maong napamatuoran nga Japanese Law, mailhan mo ba kini?) Yes, sir. (Yes, sir.) I am showing to you a set of documents which has as its first page an Authentication dated March 9, 2017 marked as Exhibit “F”, on its fifth page is a Japanese Law written in Japanese Language marked as Exhibit “F-1” and on its sixth page is a corresponding English translation of the said Japanese Law marked as exhibit “F-2”, what is the relation of this set of documents to the duly authenticated Japanese Law which you mentioned awhile ago? (Ginapakita nako sa imo karon ang usa ka sumpay-sumpay nga mga dokumento nga ang una nga pahina niini kay usa ka Authentication nga may petsang March 9, 2017 ug gimarkahan ug Exhibit “F”, ang ika-lima nga pahina niinin kay usa ka Japanese Law nga nakasulat sa Hapon nga gimaarkahan ug Exhibit “F-1” ug sa ikaunom nga pahina niini kay ang katumbas niini nga Enghlish Translation nga gimarkahan ug Exhibit “F2”, unsa ang relasyon aning mga dokumentuha didto sa gipamatuoran nga Japanese Law nga imong gihisgot kaganiha?) This is the same duly authenticated Japanese Law that I mentioned, sir. (Mao kini ang parehong gipamatuoran nga Japanese Law nga akong nahisgot, sir.) Do you have anything else to say, Mr. Witness? (Aduna pa ba ka’y gusto isulti, Mr. Witness?) On March 3, 2017, I received a copy of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 23 Order dated May 1, 2017 which mandated me to have the same Order published once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks in a newspaper JUDICIAL AFFIDAVIT OF ____________________

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of general circulation in the Philippines. (Atong March 3, 2017, nakadawat ko ug kopya sa May 1, 2017 nga Order sa Regional Trial Court, Branch 23 nga ginamando ko nga ipa-publish ang maong Order sa usa ka newspaper of general circulation diri sa Pilipinas ug isa (1) ka adlaw kada semana sa tulo (3) ka sagunson nga semana.) Q23: A23:

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What did you do after you received the said Order? (Unsa ang imong gibuhat pagkahuman nimo ug dawat sa maong Order?) I had the said Order published in the TEMPO Newspaper on March 9, 16 and 23, 2017. (Akong gipapublish ang maong Order sa TEMPO nga newspaper atong March 9, 16 ug 23, 2017.) Do you have any proof that you, indeed, had the said Order published in the TEMPO newspaper on those three (3) dates? (Aduna ba ka’y pruweba nga imo gayud gipa-publish ang maong order sa TEMPO nga newspaper atong tulo (3) ka mga adlawa?) Yes, sir. I have an Affidavit of Publication executed by the Assistant Vice President of the Metro Manila Branches of the TEMPO newspaper and I even have each TEMPO newspaper issue for the dates March 9, 16 and 23, 2017 which each contain the published court Order. (Opo, sir. Naa ko’y Affidavit of Publication nga pinirmahan sa Assistant Vice President sa Metro Manila Branches sa TEMPO newspaper ug aduna sad ko’y kopya sa TEMPO nga newspaper atong March 9, 16 ug 23, 2017 nga makita ang gipublish nga Order.) If said Affidavit of Publication and TEMPO newspaper issues will be shown to you, will you be able to identify them? (Kung ipakita sa imo ang maong Affidavit of Publication ug mga TEMPO nga newspaper, mailhan mo ba kini?) Yes, sir. (Opo, sir.) I am showing to you an Affidavit of Publication dated March 24, 2017 marked as Exhibit “G”, what is the relation of this document to the Affidavit of Publication which you mentioned awhile ago? (Ginapakita nako sa imo ang usa ka Affidavit of Publication na may petsang March 24, 2017 ug gimarkahang Exhibit “G”, unsa JUDICIAL AFFIDAVIT OF ____________________

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ang relasyon aning dokumentuha didto sa Affidavit of Publication nga imong gihisgutan kaganiha?) This is the same Affidavit of Publication that I mentioned, sir. (Mao kini ang parehong Affidavit of Publication nga akong nahisgutan kaganiha, sir.) Now, I am showing to you three (3) newspaper issues dated March 9, 16 and 23, 2017, respectively, and correspondingly marked as Exhibits “H”, “I” and “J” where page 11 of Exhibit “H” is marked as Exhibit “H1”, page 11 of Exhibit “I” is marked as Exhibit “I-1” and page 10 of Exhibit “J” is marked as Exhibit “J-1”, what is the relation of these marked newspaper issues to the TEMPO newspaper issued which you mentioned awhile ago? (Karon akong ginapakita sa imo ang tulo (3) ka newspaper nga matag-usa adunay petsa nga March 9, 16 ug 23, 2017 ug gimarkahan matag-usa ug Exhibits “H”, “I” ug “J” nga ang ika-onse nga pahina sa Exhibit “H” kay gimarkahan ug Exhibit “H-1”, ang ika-onse nga pahina sa Exhibit “I” kay gimarkahan ug Exhibit “J-1”, unsa ang relasyon aning mga markadong newspaper didto sa TEMPO nga mga newspaper nga imong gihisgutan kaganiha?) These are the same TEMPO newspaper issues that I mentioned, sir. (Mao kini ang parehong mga TEMPO newspaper nga akong gihisgutan, sir.) Do you have anything else to say? (Aduna pa ba ka’y gustong isulti?) No more, sir. (Wala na, sir.) Are you fully conscious that you are under oath in answering the questions propounded by the counsel conducting this examination? (Nahibalo ka ba nga ikaw nanumpa sa pagtubag aning mga pangutana kanimo?) Yes, sir. (Opo, sir.) Are you also aware that if you are found to be lying you may face criminal liability for false testimony or perjury? (Ug kahibalo ba ka nga kung ikaw masakpan nga namakak pwede ka mag atubang ug kaso nga false testimony o perjury?) Yes, sir. (Opo, sir.) JUDICIAL AFFIDAVIT OF ____________________

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Are you voluntarily executing this affidavit? (Boluntaryo ba nimo ning gibuhat imong affidavit?) Yes, sir. (Opo, sir.) Were you forced, coerced or intimidated into executing this affidavit? (Gipugos ka ba o gihadlok sa paghimo ani nga affidavit?) No, sir. (Wala, sir.)

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 17th day of April, 2017 at Kidapawan City, Province of Cotabato, Philippines.

_______________________ Affiant Driver’s License No. _____________________ SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this 17 th day of April, 2017 at Kidapawan City, Philippines. I hereby certify that I personally examined the affiant and that I am satisfied that she voluntarily executed this judicial affidavit and that she fully understood the contents hereof.

Doc. No. ___; Page No. ___; Book No. ___; Series of 2017.

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ATTESTATION I, _________________, of legal age, married, a Filipino and a resident of J. dela Cruz Street, Kidapawan City, after having been duly sworn to in accordance with law, do hereby depose and say that: 1. I am the counsel for the witness in the abovementioned case; 2. I personally conducted the foregoing judicial affidavit of the witness; 3. I hereby certify that I faithfully recorded or caused to be recorded the questions I asked and the corresponding answers that the witness gave; 4. I likewise certify that neither I nor any other person then present or assisting me had coached the witness regarding her answer in this judicial affidavit. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 17th day of April, 2017 at Kidapawan City, Province of Cotabato, Philippines. ____________________ Affiant SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this 17 th day of April, 2017 at Kidapawan City, Province of Cotabato, Philippines, affiant exhibited to me his Integrated Bar of the Philippines Identification Card with number _______________. I hereby certify that I personally examined the affiant and that I am satisfied that he voluntarily executed this Attestation and that he fully understood the contents hereof. Doc. No. ___; Page No. ___; Book No. ___; Series of 2017.

JUDICIAL AFFIDAVIT OF ____________________

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