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In Re: Corazon Adolfo Calderon vs. Republic Of The Philippines

IN THE MATTER OF THE CHANGE OF NAME OF GERTRUDES JOSEFINA DEL PRADO, THRU HER NATURAL GUARDIAN CORAZON ADOLFO CALDERON, petitioner-appellee, vs. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, oppositor-appellant.

G.R. No. L-18127 | 1967-04-05

D E C I S I O N 


ZALDIVAR, J.: 

This is an appeal by the Solicitor General from the order of the Court of First Instance of Davao granting the petition of petitioner- appellee, Gertrudes Josefina del Prado, for a change of name. 

On July 23, 1959, Gertrudes Josefina del Prado, a minor, through her mother and natural guardian, Corazon Adolfo Calderon, filed a petition in the Court of First Instance of Davao, praying that her name "Gertrudes Josefina del Prado" be changed to "Gertrudes Josefina Calderon." It is alleged in the petition that the petitioner is an illegitimate child, born on March 17, 1956 out of a bigamous marriage...