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Sir ano po bang dapat namin gawin sa tumakas na tenant? Meron po syang 4mos na utang sa upa at yung unpaid water at electricity bill. Hindi po namin alam kung san lumipat pero alam namin kung san nagtatrabaho. Thanks.
How can I an American man adopt or gain legal custody of 9 year old Philipino girl when father is deceased and mother abandoned her?
How can American man adopt or gain custody of 9 year old Philipino girl when mother abandoned her and father is deceased ?
Hi atty married po ako sa American 3 years na namatay po sya nov 19 2018 Wala pa akong death certificate nya naka pending pa. Wala akong ibang hawak na papers nya only marriage contract ayaw ako papuntahin ng pamilya nya Kasi Wala Naman daw ako Mana Ang anak ko Lang Hindi nya Kasi inasikaso Ang mga papers namin may paraan ba na makapunta ako duon? Thanks
Good evening po Atty na stroke kasi sister in law ko tanong ko po bawal po ba bigyan kami ng hospital ng relative copy kasi daw sakop daw po data privacy law gusto po kasi namin humingi sana po ng 2nd opinion kung tama po gingawa nila sa pag gamot sa sister in law ko po
I’m a father that wants to see and speak to my 6 year old daughter. My wife won’t allow it. Is there something I can legally do? Please help me, I really need it.
Atty gusto ko pong malaman, ano ang mga karapatan namin ng mga kapatid ko sa bahay na naiwan. Kasal po ako at nakatira na sa mga in-laws ko. Kamamatay lang po ng mama ko. kalive in nya po ang asawa nya pero di po sila kasal, at may dalawa po akong kapatid sa kanila at may kapatid po ako na sumunod sa akin pero halfsister lng din. Yung lupa po nakapangalan sa kapatid ng stepfather ko pero yung bahay, mama ko ang nagpatayo, halos lahat ng gamit at pagpundar sa pagpapatayo ng bahay na iyon ay sa mama ko.
I have a case nahatulan n ng serious physical injury ung kapatid ko sa mtc. Can we still apply for appeal in rtc then makipagareglo sa nagkaso samin.
Hi atty. Good day
May concern lang po ako about aa kapatid ko. Lalaya napo kasi xa mula sa pag kakakulong, ask ko lang po id may mga dapat bang bayaran bago xa mapalaya?
Hope na matulungan nyo po ako.
Taga valenzuela po ako.
hi sir
i want to seek for your legal advice. We got married in Singapore and reported our marriage to Phil. Embassy in Singapore and hence it got registered in NSO & my passport got amended as well to reflect my married name. My husband still works in Singapore where I am already back in the Philippines. I understand that I can file a divorce in Singapore since our marriage was done in a country where Divorce is allowed even if we are citizen of Philipines where divorce is not allowed. I understand that the result granted in Singapore pertaining to our marriage will be honored in the Philippines. I would like to confirm po that my understanding is correct ?
Also another concern, once my divorce is granted and can i have my daughter’s lastname be changed to my single lastname as well? what do i need to do so i can change my daughters lastname.
Thank you.
Hi atty. nabuntis po ako ng 16 yrs old menor de edad po, ung mga gastusin poba sa tatay ng anak ko lahat?
Hello po, Atty meron po bang right ibenta ng lessor ang bahay at ipa view ito sa kahit sino kahit 6 months palang po kami naninirahan sa 1 year contract po namin? Tama po ba yun nagpapasok po kasi sya ng 3 clients sa bahay para ipa view ang bahay na wala pong permiso namin na tenant niya at wala po kami sa house that time kasambahay lang po namin nandon at ng nalaman niya ginawa niya po itong schedule day for viewing sa mga clients nya. So pinagsabihan ko po sya na dapat permiso namin saka bakit sya pumasok diba bawal kako yun na walang permiso namin as tenant at nakatira sa bahay.Wala po ba sya paglabag doon? At sabi po niya since sobrang kapal po ng kontrata namin, aminado po ako na hnd lahat nabasa ko, sabi po niya nasa contract daw po namin na anytime pwede sya pumasok sa bahay kahit walang persimo ng tenant? Tama po ba?
ello po good day, manghihinge lang po sana ako ng advise Sana po matulungan nyo ako sa questions ko, ask ko lang po sana kung may kaparatan pa rin po ba kami ng kapatid ko sa parte ng bahay ng lola namin na hinati hati sa magkakapatid patay na po kasi ang tatay namin, ayaw po kasi kami partehan ng mga tyuhin namin dahil patay na daw ang tatay namin, kamamatay lang din po kasi ng lola namin na may ari ng bahay, kaya ang mga tyuhin namin ang nagdedesisyon sa pagbebenta ng bahay. ano po ba ang dapat gawin? may karapatan pa po ba kami ng kapatid ko? salamat po!
Atty,
Magtatanong lang po. Umutang po kasi ako sa moola lending na online loan pilipinas n ngayon noong 10-4-18 tapos kaylangan kopo sya mabayaran sa 10-19-18 ng P3450 e nadelay po ako ng 1 week dahil nagkaproblema sa pera ko. Nag email po ako sa kanila nang araw na yun pero parang di nila nkikita email ko o di lang nila pinapansin. Nagbayad po ako noong 10-26-18 nang 3450 dahil yun lang po ang alam ko na utang ko tapos yun lang din ang nasabi sa akin ng agent na palaging tumatawag sa akin. Tapos noong november 17 nag email sila na may overdue ako na 1820 dahil sa di ako nakabayad ontime.
Pwede po ba na huwag na singilin sakin yun kasi wala napo ako pambayad dahil interest
Nalang nman un na nag iinterest pa dahil nabayaran kona ung utang ko with interest din nman. Tapos ngayon tawag sila ng tawag iba ibang number pa ginagamit tapos pag sinasagot ko at nakikiusap ako na alisin n un kasi interest nlang naman un pinuputol n nila agad linya. Ngayon po ay naging 2500 na daw utang ko na pwde pang madagdagan linggo linggo.
Sana po ay matulungan nyo ako. Maraming salamat po.
Ate cho.
Hi, sana matulungan nyo po ako plano po namin magpakasal ng live in partner ko sa december 29 okay na requirement namin maliban nalang sa marriage license. I am 24 y/o yung groom to be ko po is 33 y/o hinihingian ako ng parent consent need daw appearance ng magulang ko. Hindi ko malalapitan yung magulang ko kasi adopted lang ako at may mabigat na dahilan pa bukod doon. 6 years na kaming nagsasama may 2 kids na kami 5 years old and 2 years old. Question ko lang po need ko pa ba ng parent consent ayaw nila ako bigyan ng marriage lisence. 🙁
Hi po. Ask ko lang kung ano po ang kailangan ko in preparation sa court hearing sa sinampa kong kaso against sa kinakasama ko. Salamat
what right does the father has to an illegitimate child? anak sa pagkabinata ang bata at ipinagdadamot ng ina. nananakot ang ina na kakasuhan ang tatay kung hindi mgsusupport. pero sa kasalukuyan ay walang trabaho ang lalaki. ang lalaki ay may asawa na din.
Atty tanong ko lang po kung may laban po ba ako kung kukunin ko yong separation pay ko sa dati kong employer 2016bnagsara yong company ng tito ko and hanggang ngayon wala pa din akong nakukuha nung magtry akong magtanong regarding sa separation pay ko sinabihan akong ayusin ko muna dw mga papeles nila sumagot po ako na may trabaho na ko at nd ko na un maaus ang sabi po sakin ay nd naman ako tinanggal nagawol ako pero nung time na un ay md na ko pinapasok ng asawa nya ..
Atty ask ko lng po kung yung lupain po ng pamilya namin ay nabenta at namatay na po ang tatay ko pero di po ako pinartehan ano po pwede gawin?
hi po atty. ask ko lang po married po ako sa aking foreigner na asawa noong 2015 pero di po kame magkasama lagi, nung nagsama kami ng 2016 sa lugar nila ay madami akong natuklasan na mga panloloko nia saakin, at nung 2017 january ay naghiwalay na po kami. dagdag ko lang po sinasaktan din nya po ako, wala din po syang financial na supporta saakin, at nung naghiwalay na po kami may iba na po agad syang babae at buntis na po na manganganak na po ngayong disyembre.at balita ko po ikinasal na po sya sa babaeng iyon sa kanilang lugar.