REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

[Region]
[COURT]
[City], [Branch No.]

[NAME]__________,
Petitioner,
S.P. No. ___________
- versus -

[NAME]__________,
Respondent.
x ----------------------------------- x

PETITION FOR JUDICIAL RECOGNITION OF FOREIGN JUDGEMENT

PETITIONER, by counsel, respectfully asks this Court to recognize the foreign

judgment issued in the _________________ [INDICATE FOREIGN COURT WHICH ISSUED
THE JUDGMENT] of the State of _______________ as follows:

1. _____________, [NAME OF PETITIONER/THE PERSON ASKING FOR RECOGNITION

OF THE FOREIGN JUDGMENT IN HIS FAVOR] Petitioner and _______________
[NAME OF THE RESPONDENT/THE PERSON WHOM THE FOREIGN JUDGMENT WAS
ISSUED AGAINST], Respondent were parties to an action in the State of
___________________;

2. The Court entered a judgment that provided

_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________ ;

3. ________________ [NAME OF THE RESPONDENT], Respondent owes the petitioner

______________________ (________) [INDICATE AMOUNT];

4. Respondent has failed to abide by the terms of the judgment as follows:

a. [CONDITION THAT THE RESPONDENT FAILED TO FULFILL];

b. [CONDITION THAT THE RESPONDENT FAILED TO FULFILL];
c. [CONDITION THAT THE RESPONDENT FAILED TO FULFILL];

5. Attached is the Affidavit of Petitioner and a certified copy of the judgment from the
_______________________________________________ [INDICATE THE FOREIGN
COURT THAT ISSUED THE JUDGMENT];

Petitioner prays for judgment against _________________________________________

[NAME OF RESPONDENT], and asks this Court to order Respondent to pay the sums
owned/abide by the terms of the original judgment.

[CITY] __________; [DATE] ________________________.

[SIGNATURE]
[NAME] _______________
Counsel for Plaintiff
[ADRESS]
 VERIFICATION & CERTIFICATION AGAINST FORUM SHOPPING

I, [NAME] _____________________, of legal age, do hereby state that: I am the

plaintiff in the pleading/document entitled [PLEADING/DOCUMENT BEING VERIFIED]
___________________ and in such capacity, caused this Complaint to be prepared; I have
read its contents and affirm that they are true and correct to the best of my own personal
knowledge; I hereby certify that there is no other case commenced or pending before any
court involving the same parties and the same issue and that, should I learn of such a case,
I shall notify the court within five (5) days from my notice.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have signed this instrument on [DATE]_____________.

[SIGNATURE]
[NAME] _________________

SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO before me in the City of _______________ on this day

of [MONTH AND YEAR]_________________, affiant exhibiting before me his Government
Issued ID no. _______________ issued on [DATE}__________________ at [PLACE OF
ISSUANCE]_____________________.

[SIGNATURE]
[NAME]_______
Notary Public

Until [DATE]__________________
PTR No. [NUMBER] ____________
Issued at [PLACE]______________
On [DATE] ___________________

Doc. No.
Page No.
Book No.
Series of [YEAR] ___________.