Text of the provision
Sec. 42. Family reputation or tradition regarding pedigree. — The reputation or tradition existing in a family previous to the controversy, in respect to the pedigree of anyone of its members, may be received in evidence if the witness testifying thereon be also a member of the family, either by consanguinity[.] affinity, or adoption. Entries in family bibles or other family books or charts, engraving on rings, family portraits and the like, may be received as evidence of pedigree.
2019 Revised Rules on Evidence (A.M. No. 19-08-15-SC), Rule 130, Section 42. Reproduced verbatim and verified against the Supreme Court's official published text and the ChanRobles rendering.
About this section
This is Section 42 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 41 — Act or declaration about pedigree.
- Section 43 — Common reputation.
Cases citing this section
- Authorities on this section will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.