Read with care. A court petition is no longer the only route to change a name. Republic Act No. 9048 (2001), as amended by Republic Act No. 10172 (2012), allows a change of first name or nickname, and correction of clerical or typographical errors, through an administrative petition with the local civil registrar. The judicial petition below remains the route for changes the administrative process does not cover, such as a change of surname.
Text of the provision
Sec. 5. Judgment. — Upon satisfactory proof in open court on the date fixed in the order that such order has been published as directed and that the allegations of the petition are true, the court shall, if proper and reasonable cause appears for changing the name of the petitioner, adjudge that such name be changed in accordance with the prayer of the petition.
Rules of Court, Rule 103, Section 5. Reproduced verbatim and verified word-for-word against four independently published renderings of the Rules of Court — only text on which at least two independent publishers agree is shown.
About this section
This is Section 5 of Rule 103 (Change Of Name) of the Rules of Court of the Philippines — the Special Proceedings rules (Rules 72–109), in force since January 1, 1964. The text above is reproduced verbatim.
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