Republic of the Philippines )

City of Cotabato . . . . . . ) S.S.

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JUDICIAL AFFIDAVIT

I, TRIS WHITE-GRAY, of legal age, Filipino, married

but separated-in-fact to TOBIAS LAZY GRAY, and a
resident Cotabato City after having been sworn to in
accordance with law, depose and state that:

PRELIMINARY STATEMENT

1. The statements were taken and recorded based on the

examination made by ATTY. NUFA ALYHA B. KALI
with office address at Glimada & Kali Law, P. Sherman,
42 Wallaby Way Sydney, Cotabato City and the taking
of the testimony of the is being held at the same
address;

2. The questions were propounded in English language

which I speak and understand; and,

3. I have answered the questions asked of me, fully

conscious that I am doing so under oath, and that I
may face criminal liability for false testimony and
perjury.

PURPOSES OF THE AFFIDAVIT

This Judicial Affidavit is offered pursuant to

Administrative Matter No. 12-8-8-SC, for the following
purposes:

1. To constitute as the direct testimony in court of Tris

White-Gray, the petitioner in the civil case for
Annulment of Marriage against his husband, Tobias
Gray;
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2. To prove that she is eighteen (18) years old at the time

that their marriage was solemnized and that the same
was made without parental consent under the New Civil
Code;

3. To prove that her consent was obtained by his husband

through of force, intimidation or undue influence under
the New Civil Code; and,

4. To identify and testify on relevant and material

documents as well as to prove other relevant matters.

The questions asked of me and my corresponding answers

thereto, consecutively numbered, are the following:

(1) Do you swear to tell the truth and

nothing but the truth?

ANSWER (A): Yes, Ma’am.

(2) Can you state your name, age,

address and other information?

A: I am Tris White-Gray, 24 years old,

Filipino, married but separated-in-fact to Tobias
Gray, and a resident of 120 Homes, Cotabato City;

(3) Do you have any proof that you are a

resident of 120 Homes, Cotabato City?

A: Ma’am, I have here my Barangay ID, a

proof of billing from Cotabato Light and Globe
Telecom., and Sworn Barangay Certificate with
house sketch issued by our Punong Barangay.

[Affiant is handing over a document to the

counsel]

(4) I received from you a copy of your

Barangay ID bearing ID No. 03-2316, proof

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of billings from Cotabato Light and Globe

Telecom, and a sworn barangay certificate,
which I will mark as Annex “A”, “B”, “C” and
“D”, respectively, do you confirm?

A: Yes, ma’am.

[Atty. Kali: attaching for this purpose the

copy of the Barangay ID of Tris White Gray
bearing ID No. 03-2316 marked as Annex “A”;
proof of billings from Cotabato Light and Power
Company and Globe Telecom, marked as Annex
“B” and “C”, respectively; and the Sworn
Barangay Certificate issued by the Punong
barangay as Annex “D.”]

(5) What brings you to this office?

A: I am here to give my testimony/ affidavit

with regard to my Petition for Annulment of
Marriage against my husband, Tobias Gray;

(6) Who is this Tobias Gray? Can you

please state his personal circumstances?

A: Tobias Gray is my husband, we were

married to each other but separated-in-fact, and
he presently resides in Parang, Maguindanao;

(7) What is your proof that you are

indeed married to Tobias Gray?

A: I have here the original copy of our

Marriage Contract issued by the Office of the Civil
Registrar;

[Affiant is handing over a Marriage Contract

consisting of two pages between Tris White-Gray
and Tobias Gray.]

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(8) I received from you a Marriage

Contract consisting of one (1) page between
Tris White-Gray and Tobias Gray dated March
23, 2016, which I will mark as Annex “E”, do
you confirm?

A: Yes, Maam.

[Atty. Kali: Attaching for this purpose the

Marriage Contract of Tris White-Gray and Tobias
Gray consisting of one page marked as Annex
“E”]

(9) When and where were you married

and how long?

A: We were married on February 17, 2016, at

the Municipal Trial Court in Cities – Cotabato City
before the acting Municipal Trial Court Judge, Hon.
Jon Snow.

We were married for six (6) years and a

month ma’am to be exact, however we were living
separately long after our child was born in 2019;

(10) Do you have children? What are

their names and ages, if any?

A: Yes, Ma’am. We only have one child. He is

Bjorn Gray, two (2) years old, born on July 3,
2019 in Cotabato City.

(11) Do you have any documents for this

purpose?

A: Yes, Ma’am. I have here the copy of the

Birth Certificate of our Child issued by the Local
Civil Registry.

[Affiant is handing over a the copy of the

Certificate of Live Birth of Bjorn Gray]

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(12) I received here a copy of the

Certificate of Live Birth in the name of Bjorn
Gray, which I will mark as Annex “F”, do you
confirm?

A: Yes, Ma’am.

[Atty. Kali: Attaching for this purpose the

Certificate of Live Birth of Bjorn Gray marked
Annex “F”]

(13) What happened between you and

your husband that led you to the filing of this
case?

A: I never wanted to get married at first

place but we tried to. However, we never came up
with agreement and everything else is never
mutual between us. That is aside from the fact
that we’ve been living separately since 2019;

(14) What do you think is the reason

why your marriage failed?

A: Perhaps because we were never meant to

get married in the first place;

(15) Why? What are the circumstances

before your marriage that made you say
that?

A: We’ve known each other long before we

got married as he was my school mate in our
University. He was persistent and constant when
he was courting me. He was romantic and he was
the man that a teenager girl could ever wish for.

I fall for his words and his ways, so we

dated. We were dating as a boyfriend and

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girlfriend and has been so affectionate. He always

asks me if we could get married as soon as
possible and if we can start a family early.
However, I always refuse to his offer mainly
because of our age – we are still young;

(16) What happened next?

A: It was our anniversary on February 17,

2016, the same day we got married. He set me up
and made me fall into a trap clothed with surprise.
He made his friend fetch me who asked me if I
could go with him to visit him and his friend who
he said is working from Court. They made/
orchestrated an arranged civil wedding;

(17) What was your reaction/ response

at that time?

A: I was surprised, frightened and at the

same time shy. My parents did not know what I
got into and I could not do anything but to go
through the situation.

I am still a teenager back then, I never know

this could be the consequences of my actions.
Perhaps, if I wasn’t frightened enough with the
situation at hand or say If I was brave enough to
refuse to get intimidated or influenced, then
maybe this never happened at all;

(18) You said that your parents didn’t

know that you got married, am I correct?

A: Yes, ma’am. They didn’t know about it as

I have said earlier, I was set-up into a trap by my
husband. Our marriage came into their knowledge
after we were solemnized and that was when I got
home after the event. There, I told them what
happened;

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(19) What was the reaction of your

parents?

A: They never consented about it, they never

believed me, and they were very angry.

They were shock, which I understood, for

whose reasonable teenager would go home with a
news that she just got married.

I tried to make them understand that I was

set-up, but to no avail. They thought that I did
things on purpose and instead made me leave our
home. Nonetheless, I tried to reconcile with them;

(20) What happened next?

A: We tried to make up things like a normal

couple, although my parents never consented with
the same. Then, Bjorn came into our life.

(21) What happened during your

marriage?

A: Not long after, we frequently get into

fights, we disagree on almost everything and we
blame each other.

I blame him mainly because of how I got into

this situation – situation I never wanted for
although I love him, I am still young, and fragile
and still want to do things. I never expected those
things to happen that fast, but I tried.

It wasn’t enough for him, so he blame me for

not trying, that I was doing wrong and that I
always fall short;

(22) What happened next?

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A: I tried to confront him because I thought

maybe something is really wrong with me as well
us to save our relationship, but we never came up
into agreement, instead, he left me;

(23) What happened after?

A: We live separately since that 2019 – three

(3) years now, more or less. We only talk when I
ask for our child’s financial support or when
circumstances needs his approval such as school
matters and the likes;

(24) Is there any chance of

reconciliation between the both of you?

A: No more, Ma’am. I don’t see a future for

the two of us.

I never wanted it in the first place and maybe

as per him also. Maybe because we were blinded
by the thought that marriage will make our love
last forever or maybe he was just so indecisive
that he have done things which is hard to be
undone and maybe I’m just too naïve to refuse or
too intimidated to act accordingly;

(25) What is your prayer then?

A: I am praying for this Court to grant my

petition for annulment against Tobias Gray, Ma’am
and I likewise propose that the welfare and
support of our child be taken in to consideration
especially that our child is still a minor;

(26) I don’t have any more question but

do you still have anything to say?

A: Nothing for now, Ma’am.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto affixed my

signature this 19th day of January, 2022 in Cotabato City,
Philippines.

TRIS WHITE- GRAY

Affiant

SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this 19th day

of January, 2022 in Cotabato City, Philippines, affiant who
has satisfactorily proven her identity through Brgy. ID
bearing ID No. 03-2316.
Notary Public

Doc. No.:
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ATTESTATION

I, ATTY. NUFA ALYHA B. KALI, under oath, hereby

attests; that I conducted the examination of affiant, TRIS
WHITE - GRAY; that I have faithfully caused to be recorded
the questions asked of and the corresponding answers given
by her; and that I have not assisted nor did any person
present coach her regarding her answers.

ATTY. NUFA ALYHA B. KALI

Affiant

SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this 19th day

of January, 2022 in Cotabato City, Philippines, affiant
exhibiting his competent IBP ID bearing Roll of Attorneys
No. 12345 issued by the Integrated Bar of the Philippines.

Notary Public
Doc. No.:
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Book No.:
Series of 2021.

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