Republic of the Philippines

_____________ Judicial Regional

REGIONAL TRIAL COURT
______________, Branch ___

IN RE: JOINT PETITION FOR

VOLUNTARY DISSOLUTION OF
THE ABSOLUTE COMMUNITY OF
PROPERTY AND FOR SEPARATION
OF THEIR PROPERTY,

________________ and ______________,

Petitioners.
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PETITION
Petitioners ________________ and _______________, by their
undersigned counsel and unto this Honorable Court, respectfully aver that:

1. They are husband and wife, having been married on ___________

at _______________ as evidenced by their Marriage Certificate, copy of
which is hereto attached as our Annex "A".

2. They have established their family home at

_____________________________ and resided there since their marriage.

3. From this union were born ________ (__) legitimate children, with
their dates of birth as indicated, who presently reside in the conjugal
dwelling, namely ---

3.1. ____________, born ________;

3.2. ____________, born ________; and

3.3. ____________, born ________.

4. Due to serious irreconcilable differences, the Petitioners have been

separated in fact since ________ and both parties are convinced that
reconciliation is highly improbable.

5. For the above reason, they have agreed to dissolve their conjugal
partnership of gains and petition the Court for a judicial decree of separation
of property.

6. Their conjugal assets are as follows:

6.1. Real Properties

 6.1.1. _____________ with an assessed value of
_________;

6.1.2. _____________ with an assessed value of

_________;

Copies of the Titles are hereto attached as our Annexes "B", "C", "D",
"E" and "F" respectively.

6.2. Personal Property

6.2.1. cash in the amount of Pesos: _____________

(P____________);

6.2.2. ___________.

7. The following are the outstanding obligations of the conjugal

partnership to date:

7.1. ___________ to the ___________, secured by the

property covered by __________;

7.2. ___________ to the ___________, secured by the

property covered by __________;

8. For purposes of the dissolution of the conjugal property of the

spouses, the parties have agreed to the following partition, subject to
approval by the Honorable Court:

8.1. To petitioner ____________ shall pertain the following --

8.1.1. _____

8.1.2. _____

8.2. To petitioner _________ shall pertain the following ---

8.2.1. _______

8.2.2. ______

9. For this purpose, Petitioner _________ shall assume all the

charges, encumbrances and other outstanding obligations of the conjugal
partnership.

10. The Petitioners have agreed that during the pendency of the
present proceedings, the support for the children shall solely be for the
account of Petitioner _____________.
 11. Pending the present Petition and even thereafter, the parties have
agreed that the children shall remain with Petitioner _________, in whose
favor family home is to be adjudicated, subject to the right of Petitioner
__________ to visit or see them, in or out of the family home.

PRAYER
WHEREFORE premises considered it is respectfully prayed of this
Honorable Court that an Order be issued:

a. dissolving the Conjugal Partnership of Gains between the

Petitioners-Spouses in accordance with the partition agreed
upon by the parties; and

b. awarding custody of the children in favor of Petitioner

_____________ subject to visiting rights of Petitioner
__________.

Other reliefs just and equitable under the premises are likewise prayed
for.

___________ for _________; ________.

Counsel for Petitioner _________ Counsel for Petitioner _____________

Roll No. Roll No.
PTR No. PTR No.
IBP No. IBP No.

Copy Furnished:
(creditors)
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES )
) S.S.

VERIFICATION and CERTIFICATION

____________ and _____________, both Filipino, of legal age and with

residence at _________________, after having been duly sworn in accordance
with law, hereby depose and state that:

1. We are the Petitioners in the above-entitled case.

2. We have caused the preparation of the foregoing Petition.

3. We have read the same and the facts alleged therein are true
and correct of our own knowledge.

4. We have not commenced any other action or proceeding

involving the same issues in the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals or
different Divisions thereof, or any other tribunal or agency and no such action
or proceeding is pending in the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals or
different Divisions thereof, or any other tribunal or agency.

5. To the best of our knowledge, no such action or proceeding is

pending in the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals or any other tribunal or
agency;

6. If we should hereafter learn that a similar action or proceeding

has been filed or is pending before the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals,
or any other tribunal or agency, we undertake to report that fact within five (5)
days therefrom to this Court.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF we have hereunto affixed our signatures this

___________________ at _________________.

Affiant Affiant

SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO before me this ________________ at

_______________, affiants exhibiting to me their respective Community Tax
Certificates as follows:

Name CTC No. Date & Place of Issue

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