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Ronnel Malinao
Ronnel is a food server in the Philippines

hi magandang araw po sa inyong lahat atty, may itatanong lang po ako about sa magiging anak ko. buntis po kasi ako live-in partner ko ngaun and soon isisilang nya ang anak nmin gusto ko pong ibigay or dalhin nang anak ko ang apelyido ko, nabasa ko narin po ang ibang post dto sa website kaso ang problema, paalis pa ako ng bansa pra magtrabaho bilang ofw, pede parin bang ilagay ang apelyido ko sa birth cert ng bata??? kahit na malayo ako?? or kailangan ng power of attorney pra sure na maiilagay ang surname ko kahit wla ako sa tabi ng mag ina ko??


anu pong mga hakbang ang mga dapat kong gawin?? kapos pa po kasi ako sa budget kaya mas pinili nmin na unahin muna ang anak nmin kesa sa kasal.. sana po matulungan nyo ako

14, Mar 2017, 18:19 PM (PH time)
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Adelaimar C Arias-Jose
Atty. Bimbi is a Legal expert in the Philippines
Madali lamang iyan.

Sa liko kasi ng Report of Birth at Certificate of Live Birth, mayroong Affidavit of Acknowledgment. Sa ganoong paraan, kahit na hindi kayo kasal noong ina noong bata, puede mong kilalanin ang bata na iyong supling. At puede mong isunod sa apelyido mo ang bata. Basta't fill-up-an mo lang ang Affidavit of Acknowledgment.

Ngayon, kung wala ka sa Pinas sa panahon na ang bata ay ipanganak, may dalawa kang option. Puedeng bago ka umalis, ikaw ay gumawa ng affidavit of acknowledgment. Para sa gayon, kung ipapa-rehistro na ng girlfriend mo, may ipapakita siyang pirmado mong Affidavit of Acknowledgment. Ito ang ia-attach sa Birth Certificate ng bata para ma-justify ang pagsunod ng apelyido ng bata sa apelyido mo.

Puede din naman na sa Consul or Embassy ka na lamang ng Pilipinas magsagawa ng Affidavit of Acknowledgment kapag nai-panganak na ng girlfriend mo ang bata. May red ribbon ang Affidavit of Acknowledgment kung kaya, authenticated iyon.

Puede din naman na pag-uwi mo na lamang ipa-rehistro ang bata-- late registration.

The best is to talk to a lawyer before you leave the Philippines for abroad.

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Adelaimar C Arias-Jose

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