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Mabini vs. Atty. Kitanar

ROBERTO P. MABINI, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. VITTO A. KINTANAR, RESPONDENT.

A.C. No. 9512 | 2018-02-05

D E C I S I O N
 
DEL CASTILLO, J.:
 
Before the Court is an administrative Complaint[1] filed by Roberto P. Mabini (complainant) against Atty. Vitto A. Kintanar (respondent) for misconduct on the sole ground that he notarized a document executed by his wife, Evangeline C. Kintanar (Evangeline).

Factual Antecedents

In his Position Paper,[2] complainant stated that sometime in November 2003, Regina Alamares (Regina) approached him and his wife, Mercedes M. Mabini (Mercedes), to sell her 3,317 square meter realty located in Daraga, Albay. Said property was identified as Lot No. 1959, and covered by Original Certificate of Title...