QUESTION sa mga Lawyers.

[sarahsensible]

Hi mga sis I hope you can help me.

Meron kaming hinuhulugan na house & lot sa Marikina heights na para syang townhouse. Nag start na kami magbayad ng downpayment, so naka 6 mos na kami.

During the first months, we mentioned to the broker  na we want na ipa customize ang flooring namin. Instead of tiles we want sana parquet.

3 weeks ago I visited the place, ginagawa na nila pero wala pang flooring. Then just last week nakita ko naglagay na sila ng tiles at halos gawa ng bahay.

So i emailed our broker and developer, ang reply sa amin ng developer hindi daw papayag yung mother nila (family owned company kasi) na iba ang design ng flooring namin. Mother nila is not an interior designer nor an architect.

Nagtataka lang ako mga sis kasi, ang pag kaka rinig ko sa iba. Ang bahay sinusumulan lang gawin after ng downpayment.

Ano bang pwede kong gawin mga sis?

[abbmg]

ask lang po ng advice, kakakasal lang namin ng asawa ko this year. wala siyang binibigay na sustento sa akin simula ng makasal kami. wala akong trabaho pero may naipon ako mula sa dati kong work. yun ang ginagastos ko sa pang araw araw pati sa mga gastos ng pagbubuntis ko. wala din siyang trabaho sa ngayon. umuwi siya ng province at mag 3 mos na siyang hindi ako kinokontak or kinakamusta kami ng magiging baby. nagtry ako kontakin yung mga kapatid niya pero ang sabi lang nila ayaw daw makipag usap.

pede bang pagkapanganak ko apelido ko sa pagkadalaga ang gamitin ni baby? buong pagbubuntis ko wala akong nakuhang emotional or financial support sa kanya kasi hindi niya kami priority kundi yung family of origin niya (parents and siblings).

salamat po sa sasagot.

[Ms. Right]

@MORENAniDMC: Sis, if your legal spouse wants to file an annulment, let him do so. Hayaan mo syang gumastos. Natatakot ka na magfile sya ng case ng adultery? Whether you like it or not, candidate ka talaga dun. Legally married ka pa rin nung sumama ka sa knakasama mo ngayon. Regarding naman dun sa agreement nyo nung asawa mo na bago kayo ikasal na pag ayaw na eh sabihin na lang at maglet go na lang, hindi yun valid. Yung pambababae nya, medyo alanganin kasi pinabayaan mo lang. kumbaga, condonation yun on your part, na pinatawad mo na yung wrong doing ng husband mo. I suggest you find a good damn lawyer.

[lesters_gal]

Question po, anak ako ng mom ko sa pagka dalaga niya. I used my mom's surname, hindi kasi sila kasal nung father ko. Then my mom got married. The husband didnt adopt me.so iba ang surname ko sa kanila. ang tanong ko lang kapag ba nagpagawa kami ng last will and testament pwede niya ba ako isama sa mga pagbbigyan niya ng mga mana kahit illegitimate child ako? My mom was the one who works for us all this time. My step father never worked! I'm just worried lang kasi baka if ever ang mom ko ang mauna (wag naman sana) is baka  hindi ako bigyan ng step father ko at silang dalawa lang ng half brother ko ang makinabang sa lahat ng pinaghirapan ng mom ko.

[Ms. Right]

^Oo naman. Anak ka pa rin naman eh kahit illegitimate. Yun nga lang, dahil dun, half lang nung inheritance nung legitimate child yung makukuha mo. Sis, kahit pa never nagwork yung step dad mo at puro mother mo lang yung nagcontribute, conjugal property pa rin yang bagsak nun unless they have a different set-up bago sila kinasal regarding sa properties nila.

[lesters_gal]

^sis kapag ba nagpa gawa kami ng last will, pwede ba divide yung mga properties equally samin tatlo? Or mas malaki ang makukuha ng step brother ko and step dad?

[jojo2978]

Magpagawa kayo ng last will over whose property? If I understand the situation correctly, mother mo lang and step dad ang pwede mag execute ng last will over their conjugal property.

[lesters_gal]

^i asked my mom to do it while she's still alive, kasi nga medyo hindi maganda ang relationship ko with my stepdad. My pagka gahaman kasi si step dad.I told her na magpa gawa na ngayon kasi hindi natin masasabi ang panahon. What if si mom ang mauna mawala baka si step dad and step bro is hindi ako bigyan dahil nga illegitmate child ako.  Ang gusto ko sana mangyari is equally divided sa amin ng brother ko and kay step dad. Is it possible ba?

[abbmg]

NO sis. The child will bear the surname of your legal spouse pa rin. Kahit pa na wala syang binigay ni isang kusing sa pagbubuntis mo, it doesn't change the fact na sya pa rin ang asawa mo.

sis pano kung hindi niya kinikilala ang baby? ganun p din? parang "takwil" don't know if that's the right word. thanks a lot!

[Girltalker2]

^ baka nga may way around it? Like ipa-adopt yung bata sa grandparents ni abbmg, so baka puede ma retain ang maiden name ng mother as surname ng bata?

[Ms. Right]

sis pano kung hindi niya kinikilala ang baby? ganun p din? parang "takwil" don't know if that's the right word. thanks a lot!

Ah abandonment? Panong hindi kinilala? As in ayaw nya pumirma sa birth certificate? Eh kahit naman ayawan nya, the mere fact na legally married kayo nung time na naconceived si baby eh sya pa rin ang rightful father nun. Pag nagsign ka rin naman sa birth certificate ni baby eh ilalagay mo dun na married ka so yung surname pa rin ng legal spouse mo yung dadalhin nyan.

[Ms. Right]

^sis kapag ba nagpa gawa kami ng last will, pwede ba divide yung mga properties equally samin tatlo? Or mas malaki ang makukuha ng step brother ko and step dad?

Pwede naman sis pero kung sadyang gahaman yung step brother mo, pwede nya ring i-contest yun sa court since sya nga yung legitimate child and sasabihin nya na nadeprive sya ng part na pinamana sayo. May mga cases na ganun pero bihira.

[abbmg]

Ah abandonment? Panong hindi kinilala? As in ayaw nya pumirma sa birth certificate? Eh kahit naman ayawan nya, the mere fact na legally married kayo nung time na naconceived si baby eh sya pa rin ang rightful father nun. Pag nagsign ka rin naman sa birth certificate ni baby eh ilalagay mo dun na married ka so yung surname pa rin ng legal spouse mo yung dadalhin nyan.

he doesn't want anything to do with the child. i think the only wise thing to do after i give birth eh everything i will be able to acquire, all of my earnings once i go back to work ay mapangalan sa baby ko.

[Ms. Right]

he doesn't want anything to do with the child. i think the only wise thing to do after i give birth eh everything i will be able to acquire, all of my earnings once i go back to work ay mapangalan sa baby ko.

Ah okay. Pero just the same, ganun pa rin ang sagot ko sis since yun ang nasa batas. I agree with your plan pero i think mas maayos ang plano pag unahin mo munang asikasuhin yung separation nyo legally ha.

[lesters_gal]

^ah ok. Thanks sis. Actually wala naman ako problema sa step brother ko, ok naman kami, kaya lang minsan nasusulsolan lang sha ng dad niya kaya minsan nagkakaroon kami ng conflict. Is it true din ba na automatic 50°/° ang mapupunta sa asawa kapag nagpa gawa ng will?

[fionaapple]

^ah ok. Thanks sis. Actually wala naman ako problema sa step brother ko, ok naman kami, kaya lang minsan nasusulsolan lang sha ng dad niya kaya minsan nagkakaroon kami ng conflict. Is it true din ba na automatic 50°/° ang mapupunta sa asawa kapag nagpa gawa ng will?

If you were married after the enactment of the Family Code sometime in 1988 (di ko maalala sa ngayon ang exact date) and wala kayong pre-nuptial agreement na pinirmahan, by default, may will ka man o wala, lahat ng pag-aari nyo ng spouse mo ay hati kayo. at half nun ang mamanahin niya. except sa mga properties na minana mo by hereditary succession--sayo lang yun.

[swiTsuplada]

Question po. How long does it take for NLRC to issue a resolution filed by former employee vs the company? TIA.

[angelita]

Question:
If I discovered that a child sexual abuse offender in my former employer is now an administrator in another school, can i report it to his current employer?

I reported them to our administrator in the past and they were told to resign or an investigation will be done and if proven guilty a case will be filed against them.  They resigned and are now both working again in schools and both hold administrative positions.  Their victim and his parents did not file a case. The boy is now a CPA and when I told him about it. parang wala syang gustong gawin ang sabi ay "ayoko na po balikan, pinagpapasaDyos ko na lang" so i told him this is not about you but for the kids who can become their victims.

[jojo2978]

IMO, reporting it will not yield positive result. 

When you reported the same to your administrator, they were told to resign. Perhaps there were no complaint filed then. They resigned, not dismissed/fired. No record to speak of.

Granted that you have good intentions to prevent future incident from happening, you are opening yourself to a possible law suit. You cannot substantiate your claims to the new employer or administrator. It will be considered as rumors. You may face suits for doing that.

[angelita]

^Thanks, i actually have files, case journal, complaint filed and forwarded to the HR and president and acknowledged by them. Rather than be formally investigated the offencer voluntarily left the university.  I was also advised just to report as a concerned citizen. I also had a meeting with the retired HR director and my former boss. They advised me to just give a tip to the school and let them do the background investigation and my former boss now the HR director is updating their files because she found out that his 201 files had been cleaned. Its good that the former HR director had all the copies of the documents and she gave us both a copy.