Republic of the Philippines

REGIONAL TRIAL COURT

7th Judicial Region
RTC Branch No. 56
Mandaue City
 
(Mr) XXX Smith,
Petitioner,
 
- versus -
SP No. ____________
For Judicial Recognition and/or Enforcement
of Foreign Judgment of Divorce
(Mrs.) YYY Smith, and/or
The Civil Registrar General
represented by Carmelita N.
Ericta, and/or the Local Civil
Registrar of Mandaue City
Respondent.
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FORMAL OFFER OF EXHIBITS
 
COMES NOW, petitioner, through the undersigned counsel and unto this Honorable Court, most
respectfully submits this Formal Offer of Exhibits, to wit:
 
 
Exhibi Document Purpose
t
“A” Petition To prove that it is the Petitioner who
    actually filed this in court and that he
    narrated the circumstances and grounds
for judicial recognition and/or
   
enforcement of foreign judgment and the
    relief prayed for.
     
    To prove that this petition was
    commenced by the petitioner himself.
     
   
“A-1” Signature of the
Petitioner
B Order for Hearing To prove that the Court issued an Order
    setting the case for initial hearing on
    _____________.
     
    To prove that a copy of the Order was
furnished to the Mandaue City Local Civil
B-1 Copy furnished to the
Registrar, petitioner’s counsel, Office of
  Mandaue City Local
the Solicitor General and the National
  Civil Registrar,
Statistics Office
petitioner’s counsel,
   
Office of the Solicitor
  General and the  
  National Statistics To prove that it was personally received
  Office by the Mandaue City Local Civil
    Registrar
  Receipt by Mandaue  
B-2 City Local Civil  
  Registrar To prove that a copy of the order was
    served by registered mail to the
  petitioner’s counsel
 
Registry receipt to  
 
petitioner’s counsel  
B-3
  To prove that a copy of the order was
 
  served by registered mail to the Office of
  the Solicitor General
 
   
Registry receipt to
   
the Office of the
B-4 Solicitor General To prove that a copy of the order was
    served by registered mail to the National
    Statistics Office
   
  Registry Receipt to
  the National Statistics
B-5 Office
 
 
 
 
C Compliance dated To prove that a copy of the petition was
  ________________ served to the Office of the Solicitor
    General, the Mandaue City Local Civil
  Registrar, the Office of the Civil Registrar
 
General and the private respondent
   
(Mrs.) YYY Smith
   
 
   
 
   
To prove that the copy was duly sent by
    registered mail to the Office of the
    Solicitor General
C-1 Registry Receipt to  
  the Office of the To prove that the copy was duly sent by
Solicitor General registered mail to the Office of the Civil
 
  Registrar General
 
   
 
Registry Receipt to To prove that the copy was duly served
C-2
the Civil Registrar and received by personal service the
  General Mandaue City Prosecutor
     
     
  Personal Receipt by To prove that the copy was duly served
C-3 the Office of the and received by personal service to the
  Mandaue City Mandaue City Civil Registrar
  Prosecutor  
    To prove that a copy was duly served
    and received by personal service to
  Personal Receipt by private respondent Mrs. YYY Smith
C-4 the Mandaue City
Civil Registrar
 
 
   
  Personal Receipt by
  private respondent
C-5 Mrs. YYY Smith
   
 
D Notice of Appearance To prove that the Office of the Solicitor
  from the Office of the General entered its appearance in this
  Solicitor General instant case.
     
    To prove that the Office of the Solicitor
Letter of Authority General authorized the Mandaue City
D-1
Prosecutor’s Office to appear in its
behalf.
E Affidavit of To prove that the Order and Notice for
  publication executed Hearing was duly published in a
  by _________of ZZZ newspaper of general circulation, ZZZ
Daily Daily
 
   
 
   
 
Newspaper clipping To prove that the Order and Notice of
 
dated __________ hearing was published on _________ of
E-1 ZZZ Daily.
 
   
 
  To prove that the Order and Notice of
 
  hearing was published on ______ of ZZZ
Newspaper clipping
  dated __________ Daily.
E-2    
    To prove that the Order and Notice of
  hearing was published on ___________
 
  of ZZZ daily.
Newspaper clipping
  dated ____________
 
E-3
F Judicial Affidavit of To narrate the facts and circumstance
  Mr. XXX Smith regarding their marriage and the divorce
    between petitioner and respondent.
     
    To prove that he duly executed the
  affidavit.
 
F-1 Signature of Mr. XXX
Smith
G Marriage Certificate To prove that Mr. XXX Smith was
married to Mrs. YYY Smith on
____________ in Mandaue City
H Birth Certificate To prove that during their marriage, they
have a child named _______________
who was born on _______________ in
Mandaue City
 
 
I DFA Manila To prove that Department of Foreign
  Authentication Affairs in Manila authenticated the
Certificate of the Certificate of Authentication issued by
  Interlocutory the Philippine Consulate in ______.
  Judgment of Divorce  
    To prove that the Philippine Consulate of
  Certificate of ________ authenticated that Mr. A was
I-1 Authentication by the the deputy clerk of the Superior Court of
Philippine Consulate _________
 
in ___________ at the time he executed the certified true
 
  copy of the Interlocutory Judgment of
  Divorce
 
   
 
   
 
  To prove that petitioner obtained an
 
  Interlocutory Judgment of Divorce by the
 
  Superior Court of __________
 
 
Interlocutory
  Judgment of Divorce
I-2 by the Superior Court
  of ___________
 
 
J Certificate of To prove that the Philippine Consulate of
  authentication by the authenticated that Ms. B was the ___
  Philippine Consulate Compiler of Laws at the time she
in __________ executed the Certificate attached as
 
  Exhibit J-1.
 
   
 
  To prove that the _____ Code Annotated
  published at the Compiler of Laws
 
  website is the official publication of the
 
  codified laws of .
Certificate of the
J-1  
Compiler of Laws
  ________________ To prove that Title 19, Personal
  Relations, of the ___ Code Annotated
 
  allows divorce and that one of the
  grounds is irreconciliable differences and
    that it provides for the proceedings on
  Title 19, Personal divorce.
J-2 Relations, of the ___
Code Annotated
K Certificate of To prove that the Philippine Consulate of
  Authentication by the ____ authenticated that Mr. A was the
  Philippine Consulate deputy clerk of the Superior Court of
in_______ _____
 
  at the time he executed the certified true
 
  copy of the Final Judgment of Divorce of
  the petitioner and private respondent.
 
   
 
  To prove that a Final Judgment of
 
  Divorce between petitioner and private
 
  respondent was issued by the Superior
  Court of __ dated ______________on
 
  the ground of irreconcilable differences
 
Final Judgment of and that parties are restored to the
K-1
Divorce dated status of single persons and that either
  ___________ of them are permitted to marry.
L US Passport of Mr. To prove that the petitioner Mr. XXX
 XXX Smith Smith is an American citizen
 
Exhibits “A” to “E” and their sub-markings are attached to the records of the case, while Exhibits
“F” to “L” and their submarkings are herein attached to the Offer for the Court.
 
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED.
 
Cebu City, Philippines, __________________.
 
 
 
 
 
 
LEPITEN AND BOJOS LAW OFFICE
Counsels for Petitioner
21-F Don Pedro Rodriguez St.,
Capitol Site, Cebu City, Philippines
 
By:
 
 
ATTY. ANNA FIONAH L. BOJOS
MCLE Compliance No. IV-0008105
Sept. 26, 2012
Roll No. 54798
PTR NO. 137366, January 3, 2013, Cebu City
IBP No. 882818 Lifetime Cebu City
Tel. No. (6332)2548005
Email: fionahbojos@ gmail. com
 
 
Copy furnished:
 
The Solicitor General
Office of the Solicitor General
134 Amorsolo St.
Legaspi Village
1229 Makati City
Registry Receipt No. ______
Date: _________
 
 
Office of the City Prosecutor
Hall of Justice
Mandaue City
Received by: ______
Date: __________
 
Carmelita N. Ericta
Civil Registrar General
National Statistics Office
Ground Floor, Solicarel Building I
Ramon Magsaysay Blvd., Sta. Mesa Manila
Registry Receipt No. _________
Date: ____________
 
 
 
Ms. Thelma Crisologo
Mandaue City Civil Registrar
Mandaue City Health Building
Mandaue City
Registry Receipt: __________
Date: _______________
 
Mrs. YYY Smith
Mandaue City
Registry Receipt: _______
Date: _____________
 
 
EXPLANATION
 
Service of pleading is done by registered mail to the Office of the Solicitor General, the Civil
Registrar General , Mandaue City Local Civil Registrar and the private respondent due to the
distance and lack of office personnel to effect personal service.
 
Atty. Anna Fionah L. Bojos