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Note: The PDFs on various legal procedures in civil and criminal cases are for the use of the general public, law students and bar candidates. You can freely download these PDF materials and use them for your own reference, or print and distribute them to your friends or colleagues. You must not, however, edit these materials or use them commercially. You must not also upload them to any website, the cloud, or file-sharing platform.

Please take note that I designed these materials in 2003 and have not been able to make major revisions. Please check the Supreme Court website for any change in the legal procedures.

The use of graphics or cartoons to illustrate the PDF materials on legal procedures is in keeping with the theory of Jerry Lucas, renowned memory expert and one of the NBA's 50 greatest players of all time. He said that people tend to remember words, things or ideas better and faster when they are associated with funny, fantastic or outlandish images. The use of these graphics also lessens the intimidation felt by people (non-lawyers and non-law students) when studying legal topics.

While these materials can help in some ways in understanding our judicial system, people facing legal problems should always consult a lawyer in person.

For free legal assistance, please contact the DOJ Action Center. The DOJAC acts on complaints, requests for assistance and legal queries of walk-in clients of the DOJ. For legal assistance please visit the Department of Justice Action Center (DOJAC) Main Office, Ground Floor, Multi-Purpose Building, Padre Faura Street, Ermita, Manila; Telephone no: 523-84-81; Email Address: dojac@doj.gov.ph or visit any Regional/Provincial/City Prosecution Offices in your town or city.

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Free PDF newsletters and materials      
on legal issues available for download

These newsletters and materials deal with matters regarding the family, marriage, support, adoption, legal separation, filiation, property rights and property relations between spouses, etc. (Also available are free resources for law students and bar candidates like the 2011 bar exams MCQ with time limit and automatic scoring, cloze tests for the Family Code, flashcards for Evidence, Legal Ethics, and Criminal Procedure.)

Issue no. 001 June 17, 2008 "Can a husband and wife in a notarized document declare that they are free to marry other persons and that they will not file charges against each other?"

Issue no. 002 June 31, 2008 "Adultery, concubinage, psychological violence and marital infidelity"

Issue no. 003 July 16, 2008 "If a husband and wife have not seen each other for more than seven years, is their marriage automatically void?"

Issue no. 004 July 31, 2008 "Financial support for abandoned woman and her children"

Issue no. 005 August 15, 2008 "What surname should illegitimate children use? Problems and issues with RA 9255 and its implementing guidelines"

Issue no. 006 August 30, 2008 "The right of a divorced Filipino spouse to remarry under Article 26 of the Family Code"

Issue no. 007 September 15, 2008 "SEC registration of local Baptist churches; corporation sole and religious society or aggregate"

Issue no. 008 September 30, 2008 "Visitation rights over illegitimate children"

Issue no. 009 October 15, 2008 "Due process in the termination of employment; employee must be given five days to answer charges against him"

Issue no. 010 November 15, 2008 "Property rights of foreigners married to Filipino citizens; Can foreign citizens own lands or houses in the Philippines?

Issue no. 011 December 15, 2008 Primer on Republic Act No. 9439 Hospital Detention Law

Issue no. 012 January 15, 2009 Procedures in domestic and inter-country adoption; simulation of birth is illegal

Issue no. 013 February 15, 2009 Can a mother be deprived of custody of her child? What determines the fitness of a parent in custody batlles over children?

Issue no. 014 March 15, 2009 Miss, Ms. or Mrs? Philippine law on surnames for married women

Issue no. 015 April 30, 2009 How to compute the legitime (share in the inheritance) of illegitimate children

Issue no. 016 May 31, 2009 Philippine law on household helpers

Issue no. 017 June 30, 2009 RA 9485 Anti-Red Tape Act of 2007

Issue no. 018 July 31, 2009 Void marriages

Issue no. 019 August 31, 2009 Voidable marriages

Issue no. 020 September 30, 2009 If a woman gets pregnant by a man not her husband, will the child be legitimate or illegitimate?

Issue no. 021 October 31, 2009 Can nephews and nieces inherit from grandparents, unmarried uncles or aunts?

Free PDFs on legal procedures in civil and criminal cases

Legal Procedures 01: Jurisdiction of courts (MTC, RTC)

Legal Procedures 02: Jurisdiction of courts (CA, SC)

Legal Procedures 03: Barangay justice and conciliation procedures

Legal Procedures 04: Cases not subject to barangay conciliation

Legal Procedures 05: Preliminary investigation

Legal Procedures 06: Arrest and bail

Legal Procedures 07: Search and seizure

Legal Procedures 08: Rights of the accused

Legal Procedure 09: Juvenile justice and welfare / youthful offenders

Legal Procedures 10: Pleadings and motions before arraignment

Legal Procedures 11: Arraignment and pre-trial conference

Legal Procedures 12: Trial procedure in criminal cases

Legal Procedures 13: Motions during trial

Legal Procedures 14: Criminal cases subject to Summary Procedure

Legal Procedures 15: Summary Procedure in criminal cases

Legal Procedures 16: Rules of evidence and trial objections

Legal Procedures 17: Promulgation of judgment

Legal Procedures 18: Remedies after conviction

Legal Procedures 19: Duration of penalties

Legal Procedures 20: Prescription and civil liability

Legal Procedures 21: Probation, pardon and parole

Legal Procedures 22: Filing of complaint and answer in civil cases

Legal Procedures 23: Prohibition against forum shopping

Legal Procedures 24: Default or failure to answer

Legal Procedures 25: Motion to dismiss

Legal Procedures 26: Kinds of pleadings and motions in civil cases

Legal Procedures 27: After the last pleading or motion

Legal Procedures 28: Pre-trial conference in civil cases

Legal Procedures 29: Mediation proceedings

Legal Procedures 30: Trial procedure in civil cases

Legal Procedures 31: Civil cases under Summary Procedure

Legal Procedures 32: Summary Procedure in civil cases

Legal Procedures 33: Modes of discovery

Legal Procedures 34: Provisional remedies, injunction, TRO

Legal Procedures 35: Promulgation of judgment in civil cases

Legal Procedures 36: Motions and petitions for losing party

Legal Procedures 37: Execution of judgment in civil cases

Legal Procedures 38: Appeal from MTC to RTC

Legal Procedures 39: Appeal from RTC to Court of Appeals

Legal Procedures 40: Appeal to the Supreme Court

Legal Procedures 41: Special Civil Actions

Legal Procedures 42: Special Proceedings

 
 



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