Vicente Eceta acknowledged Maria Theresa as his daughter by signing her birth certificate. Both parties also agreed that Maria Theresa is Rosalina's granddaughter. This establishes Maria Theresa's filiation to Vicente without needing further proof. As Vicente's heir along with Rosalina, Maria Theresa is entitled to part of the properties acquired during Vicente and Rosalina's marriage.
Vicente Eceta acknowledged Maria Theresa as his daughter by signing her birth certificate. Both parties also agreed that Maria Theresa is Rosalina's granddaughter. This establishes Maria Theresa's filiation to Vicente without needing further proof. As Vicente's heir along with Rosalina, Maria Theresa is entitled to part of the properties acquired during Vicente and Rosalina's marriage.
Vicente Eceta acknowledged Maria Theresa as his daughter by signing her birth certificate. Both parties also agreed that Maria Theresa is Rosalina's granddaughter. This establishes Maria Theresa's filiation to Vicente without needing further proof. As Vicente's heir along with Rosalina, Maria Theresa is entitled to part of the properties acquired during Vicente and Rosalina's marriage.
Vicente Eceta acknowledged Maria Theresa as his daughter by signing her birth certificate. Both parties also agreed that Maria Theresa is Rosalina's granddaughter. This establishes Maria Theresa's filiation to Vicente without needing further proof. As Vicente's heir along with Rosalina, Maria Theresa is entitled to part of the properties acquired during Vicente and Rosalina's marriage.
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[G.R. No. 157037. May 20, 2004.
] Held: The filiation, or compulsory recognition by Vicente Eceta of
Maria Theresa, was never put in issue. In fact, both parties have ECETA vs. ECETA already agreed and admitted, as duly noted in the trial court's pre- YNARES-SANTIAGO, J : trial order, that Maria Theresa is Rosalina's granddaughter. Notwithstanding, Maria Theresa successfully established her Facts: Petitioner Rosalina P. Vda. De Eceta was married to Isaac filiation with Vicente by presenting a duly authenticated birth Eceta. During the subsistence of their marriage, they begot a son, certificate. Vicente himself signed Maria Theresa's birth certificate Vicente. The couple acquired several properties. Isaac died in 1967 thereby acknowledging that she is his daughter. By this act alone, leaving behind Rosalina and Vicente as his compulsory heirs. In Vicente is deemed to have acknowledged his paternity over Maria 1977, Vicente died. During his lifetime, however, he sired Maria Theresa, thus: The filiation of illegitimate children, like legitimate Theresa, an illegitimate daughter. Thus at the time of his death, his children, is established by (1) the record of birth appearing in the compulsory heirs were his mother, Rosalina, and illegitimate child, civil register or a final judgment; or (2) an admission of legitimate Maria Theresa. Maria Theresa filed a case before the Regional Trial filiation in a public document or a private handwritten instrument Court of Quezon City for "Partition and Accounting with and signed by the parent concerned. In the absence thereof, Damages" against Rosalina alleging that by virtue of her father's filiation shall be proved by (1) the open and continuous possession death, she became Rosalina's co-heir and co-owner of the Cubao of the status of a legitimate child; or (2) any other means allowed by property. In her answer, Rosalina alleged that the property is the Rules of Court and special laws. The due recognition of an paraphernal in nature and thus belonged to her exclusively. The illegitimate child in a record of birth, a will, a statement before a court rendered judgment in favour of Theresa. Rosalina appealed court of record, or in any authentic writing is, in itself, a the decision to the Court of Appeals, which affirmed the trial court's consummated act of acknowledgment of the child, and no further ruling. court action is required. In fact, any authentic writing is treated not just a ground for compulsory recognition; it is in itself a voluntary Issue: Whether the certified xerox copy from a xerox copy of the recognition that does not require a separate action for judicial certificate of live birth (Exhibit A) is competent evidence to prove approval. the alleged filiation of the respondent as an "illegitimate daughter" of her alleged father Vicente Eceta.
Whether the admission made by petitioner that respondent is her
granddaughter is enough to prove respondent's filiation with Vicente Eceta, the only son of petitioner.
Spouses Prudencio and Filomena Lim V Ma. Cheryl S. Lim, For Herself and On Behalf of Her Minor Children Lester Edward S. Lim, Candice Grace S. Lim, and Mariano S. Lim, III