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Gonzales vs. Atty. Bañares

FRANCO B. GONZALES, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. DANILO B. BAÑARES, RESPONDENT.

A.C. No. 11396 | 2018-06-20

DECISION
 
PERALTA, J.:
 
This is an administrative complaint which Franco B. Gonzales filed against Atty. Danilo B. Bañares, for allegedly notarizing a Deed of Absolute Sale in violation of the legal requirements for notarization.

The procedural and factual antecedents of the case are as follows:

Gonzales contended that on September 23, 2010, a Deed of Absolute Sale covering three (3) parcels of land was executed between his mother, Lilia Gonzales, as the seller, and Flordeliza Soriano, as the buyer. Surprisingly, the name and signature of his father, Rodolfo Gonzales, were found in the document despite the fact that he was in...