SC: Relatives’ and Friends’ Testimonies Can Help Prove Psychological Incapacity in Annulment of Marriage
SC: Relatives’ and Friends’ Testimonies Can Help Prove Psychological Incapacity in Annulment of Marriage Home / News and Updates SC: Relatives’ and Friends’ Testimonies Can Help Prove Psychological Incapacity in Annulment of Marriage In Green vs. Green, et al. (G.R. No. 255706, February 17, 2025), the Supreme Court ruled that statements from a spouse’s family […]
Buying a Property in the Philippines? Here is a simple Due Diligence Checklist!
Buying a Property in the Philippines? Here is a simple Due Diligence Checklist! Home / News and Updates Buying a Property in the Philippines? Here is a simple Due Diligence Checklist! Buying a Property in the Philippines? Here is a simple Due Diligence Checklist! Verify Ownership & Title Authenticity Certified True Copy of the Title […]
SC: Land Buyers must verify ownership with the Registry of Deeds
SC: Land Buyers must verify ownership with the Registry of Deeds Home / News and Updates SC: Land Buyers must verify ownership with the Registry of Deeds Transfer of Title Are you looking to transfer the registration of your title? Transferring a title, whether it’s from your name to someone else or vice […]
SC: History of psychiatric conditions – not required to use insanity as a defense
SC: History of psychiatric conditions – not required to use insanity as a defense Home / News and Updates SC: History of psychiatric conditions – not required to use insanity as a defense In Ruiz vs. People (G.R. No. 244692, October 9, 2024), the Supreme Court clarified the requirements to assert legal insanity as a […]
Lost Title : Reissuance or Reconstitution?
Lost Title : Reissuance or Reconstitution? Home / News and Updates Lost Title : Reissuance or Reconstitution? When you lose your Owner’s Duplicate Copy of Title, your legal recourse may vary depending if the Registry of Deeds (“RD”) has their copy of the title. If the RD has it, your lawyer must file a Petition […]
SC: Unjustified Absence From Marital Home Considered Psychological Incapacity
Home / News and Updates SC: Unjustified Absence From Marital Home Considered Psychological Incapacity In Leonora Dela Cruz-Lanuza v. Alfredo Lanuza, Jr., a decision penned by Justice Leonen, the Supreme Court ruled that “unjustified absence from the marital home for decades may be considered as part of the totality of evidence that a person is […]
SC: Any One of The Co-Owners May File an Action for Ejectment
Home / News and Updates SC: Any One of The Co-Owners May File an Action for Ejectment In De Vera et al. vs. Manzanero, et al. (G.R. No. 232437, June 30, 2021), the Supreme Court discussed that any one of the co-owners of the property may bring an action for ejectment. Any and all unlawful […]
Estate Tax Amnesty – Extended Until June 14, 2025
Home / News and Updates Extended Until June 14, 2025 Under Revenue Regulation No. 10-2023, issued by the Bureau of Internal Revenue on September 8, 2023, qualified estates may avail themselves of the Estate Tax Amnesty at a preferential rate of six percent (6%) on the total net taxable estate of each decedent at the […]
Is automatic transfer of collateral for loan repayment valid?
Home / News and Updates Is automatic transfer of collateral for loan repayment valid? In Ruby Shelter Builders and Realty Development Corporation (G.R. No. 217368, August 5, 2024), the Supreme Court reaffirmed the prohibition against pactum commissorium. While lenders may acquire properties pledged as loan collateral, ownership cannot be automatically transferred to them to protect […]
