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Luis Santos-Ynigo vs. Republic of the Philippines 95 Phil 244

In the matter of the adoption of the minor MARCIAL ELEUTERIO RESABA. LUIS SANTOS-YNIGO and LIGIA MIGUEL DE SANTOS-YNIGO, petitioners-appellees, vs. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, oppositor-appellant.

G.R. No. 6294 | 1954-06-28

D E C I S I O N

BAUTISTA ANGELO, J.:

On June 24, 1952, a petition was filed in the Court of First Instance of Zamboanga by Luis Santos-Yñigo and his wife for the adoption of a minor named Marcial Eleuterio Resaba. It is alleged that the legitimate parents of said minor have given their consent to the adoption in a document which was duly signed by them on March 20, 1950, and that since then petitioners had reared and cared for the minor as if he were their own. It is likewise alleged that petitioners are financially and morally able to bring up and educate the minor.

By order of the court, copy of the petition was served on the Solicitor...