Text of the provision
Sec. 41. Act or declaration about pedigree. — The act or declaration of a person deceased or unable to testify, in respect to the pedigree of another person related to him or her by birth[,] adoption, or marriage or, in the absence thereof, with whose family he or she was so intimately associated as to be likely to have accurate information concerning his or her pedigree, may be received in evidence where it occurred before the controversy, and the relationship between the two [ ] persons is shown by evidence other than such act or declaration. The word "pedigree" includes relationship, family genealogy, birth, marriage, death, the dates when and the places where these facts occurred, and the names of the relatives. It embraces also facts of family history intimately connected with pedigree.
2019 Revised Rules on Evidence (A.M. No. 19-08-15-SC), Rule 130, Section 41. Reproduced verbatim and verified against the Supreme Court's official published text and the ChanRobles rendering.
About this section
This is Section 41 of Rule 130 (Rules Of Admissibility A. Object (Real) Evidence) of the 2019 Revised Rules on Evidence, the rules promulgated by the Supreme Court in A.M. No. 19-08-15-SC and in force since May 1, 2020. The text above is reproduced verbatim from the current rules.
Related provisions
- Section 40 — Declaration against interest.
- Section 42 — Family reputation or tradition regarding pedigree.
Cases citing this section
- Authorities on this section will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.