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Yusay-Cordero vs. Amihan, Jr.

LILIA YUSAY-CORDERO,COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. JUANITO AMIHAN, JR., RESPONDENT

A.C. No. 12709 | 2020-09-08

FIRST DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N
 
LOPEZ, J.:
 
We determine in this case the administrative liability of a lawyer who notarized a document without a notarial commission.
 
ANTECEDENTS

In 1976, Spouses Hector Cordero (Hector) and Lilia Yusay-Cordero (Lilia) executed a special power of attorney authorizing Lilia's father, Quirico Yusay Sr. (Quirico, Sr.), to sell and mortgage a land registered under Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-102992.[1] Accordingly, Quirico, Sr. mortgaged the property to the bank and surrendered the certificate of title. On January 22, 2004, Hector passed away. In 2015, Lilia finished paying the...