{"id":4730,"date":"2020-04-19T16:21:23","date_gmt":"2020-04-19T08:21:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pnl-law.com\/blog\/?p=4730"},"modified":"2020-06-09T19:28:58","modified_gmt":"2020-06-09T11:28:58","slug":"residence-guidelines-to-validate-compliance-with-jurisdictional-requirement-annulment-declaration-of-nullity-legal-separation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pnl-law.com\/blog\/residence-guidelines-to-validate-compliance-with-jurisdictional-requirement-annulment-declaration-of-nullity-legal-separation\/","title":{"rendered":"Residence: Guidelines to Validate Compliance with Jurisdictional Requirement (Annulment, Declaration of Nullity, Legal Separation)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Venue, or in which city or province the petition must be filed, is one of the matters covered in the relevant procedures for legal separation<\/a> or annulment\/declaration of nullity<\/a>. The venue in these petitions is the place of residence of either the petitioner<\/strong> (spouse who filed the petition) or<\/strong> respondent<\/strong> (the other spouse), at the option of the petitioner. The Supreme Court has issued a set stricter guidelines when it comes to venue. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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These guidelines, contained in the Supreme Court Resolution dated 2 October 2018, disseminated by the Office of the Court Administrator OCA Circular No. 63-2019 dated 17 April 2019, are summarized and discussed below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I. REQUIRED ALLEGATIONS AND DOCUMENTS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Petitioner shall state the complete address<\/strong> of the parties in the petition (i.e., house number, street, purok\/village\/subdivision, barangay, zone, town, city, and province). The petitioner shall attach the following: (a) certification of residency by the petitioner; (b) certification by counsel; and (c) proof of residency. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A. Certification of residency<\/strong>. The petitioner shall submit, together with the petition, a sworn certification of residency (with house location sketch) issued by the barangay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

B. Duty of Counsel<\/strong>. Sworn statement of counsel of record that he\/she has personally verified petitioner’s residency and that the petitioner had been residing thereat for at least six (6) months prior to the filing of the petition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

C. Supporting Documents<\/strong>. Any but not limited to the following supporting documents:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  • i. Utility bills in the name of the petitioner for at least six (6) months prior to the filing of the petition.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    • ii. Government-issued I.D. or Company I.D. bearing the photograph and address of the petitioner and issued at least six (6) months prior to the filing of the petition. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
      • iii. Notarized lease contracts, if available, and\/or receipts for rental payments (bearing the address of the petitioner) for at least six (6) months prior to the filing of the petition.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
        • iv. Transfer Certificate of Title, or Tax Declaration, or Deed of Sale and the like, in the name of the petitioner where he\/she resides.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n