DSWD Certification: Vital in Adoption Proceedings. In the recent case of Eleazar R. Robiso v. Hon. Marie Grace Javier Ibay (G.R. No. 241893), the Supreme Court clarified a vital procedural and substantive requirement in Philippine adoption law: the necessity of a Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) certification declaring a child legally available for […]

Proof of Foreign Divorce in Mixed Marriages. Whose Law Governs? Clarifying the Proof of Foreign Divorce in Mixed Marriages. For many Filipinos in mixed marriages, the path to legal freedom after a failed union abroad often leads back to Philippine courts for the recognition of a foreign divorce decree. However, a recent landmark ruling by