Affidavit of Legitimation

For parents who have children prior to their marriage, their children can be
legitimated by executing an affidavit of legitimation and submitting it as well as other
requirements to the Office of the Civil Registrar where the child's birth was registered.
This is only applicable to parents who have no legal impediments to marry at the time
of the child's birth, i.e. both are single and both are of legal age.
Here's a sample form:
Republic of the Philippines)
City of Cebu
)s.s.
AFFIDAVIT OF LEGITIMATION
WE, _________ and _______________, _________ Filipinos,, both of legal ages,
married to each other and with address at ____________________ , after having been
duly sworn in accordance with law, do hereby declare that:
1.That we are the biological parents of ___________________
2.That _________________ is a girl/boy.
3.That he/she was born on ____________ in __________________.
4.That at the time of his/her birth, we, the biological parents were not yet married,
hence his/her status in the original birth certificate was entered as Illegitimate.
5.Also, the name of the father was not entered as ____________ and his/her name was
entered only as ________________
6.That at the time of her birth, we, the parents were not disqualified from any legal
impediment to marry each other .
7.That we were married on _________ in ____________, as can be seen in the
attached marriage certificate.
8.That by reason of our subsequent valid marriage, our daughter/son is already
legitimated and should enjoy all the rights and benefits of being a legitimate child by
having his/her father's name entered in the birth certificate and also by having his/her
name entered as __________
9.Hence, we are executing this Affidavit of Legitimation in order to support our
application that the father's name _____________be entered and that his/her name be
changed to ________________in the birth certificate because of his/her legitimation
by our subsequent valid marriage.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we ave hereunto set our hands on this _______________
at Cebu City, Philippines.
Affiant/ Father
Passport No.
Place of Issue:
Date of Issue:
Date of Expiry:

Affiant/Mother
Passport No.
Place of Issue:
Date of Issue:
Date of Expiry:

BEFORE ME, a notary public for and in the City of Cebu, personally appeared the
above named person with their passport who are personally known to me to be the
same person and/or identified through competent evidence of identity as defined by
Rules on Notarial Practice, who presented the foregoing instrument and signed the
instrument in my presence, and who took an oath before me as to such instrument.
Witness my hand and seal this _____________.

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