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Isabel Valdes Johnston vs. Republic of the Philippines 117 Phil 1058 or 7 SCRA 1040

In the Matter of the Adoption of the Minor, Ana Isabel Henriette Antonia Concepcion Georgiana. ISABEL VALDES JOHNSTON, petitioner-appellant, vs. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, oppositor-appellee.

G.R. No. L-18284 | 1963-04-30

D E C I S I O N

LABRADOR, J.:

Appeal taken by petitioner-appellant Isabel Valdes Johnston from the decision of the Court of First Instance of Rizal dated September 19, 1960 and its order of October 31, 1960, Hon. Andres Reyes, presiding, prescribing the use of the surname Valdes by the adopted child instead of Valdes Johnston, petitioner's married name at the time of the filing of the petition.

On June 24, 1960, petitioner-appellant Isabel Valdes Johnston, filed a petition for the adoption of one Ana Isabel Henriette Antonia Concepcion Georgiana, 2 years and 10 months old, then under the custody of the Hospicio de San Jose, an orphanage...