CENTRO ESCOLAR UNIVERSITY

LEGAL FORMS
CURRICULUM/SYLLABUS
Atty. Iris Sylvia L. Bonifacio
Thursdays 5:30- 7:30 pm
1st Semester 2021-2022

Policies for this Course:

This two-hour once a week subject does not sanction absence unless it is for a valid
reason and/or with a medical certificate. Since classes will be conducted via Zoom, it is
imperative that students listen attentively and will not use or answer their cellular phone
during class. During surprise quizzes, tests and exams, if a student checks his/her cellular
phone, computer or i-pad other than the instrument/program he/she is using, this will be
considered cheating and will automatically be given a failing grade for that exam. Three
“cheating” cases will mean a failing grade.

Perfect attendance will automatically merit a grade of 2. This policy is an incentive

for students to always attend class.

1. Overview on Drafting Documents and Pleadings

Cardinal rules in drafting legal documents; form and size; notarial law;
typewritten or handwritten documents; fees payable (notarial, stamp taxes, land
registration; chattel mortgage, court fees, sheriff’s, costs)

Guidelines relative to printing and distribution of notarial books, 2004

Rules on Notarial Practice, A.M. No. 02-8-13-SC, SC En Banc Resolution
dated August 15, 2006

2. Notarization through Videoconferencing during Quarantine

A.M. No. 20-07-04-SC known as the 2020 Interim Rules on Remote Notarization of
Paper Documents (“RON Rules”) issued in 14 July 2020 which became effective 15
days after its publication

Apostille: A certificate that authenticates the origin of a public document and makes
the document acceptable in member-countries of the Hague Apostille Convention

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3. Notarization in relation to contracts

General Rule: A defective notarization does not affect the validity of a contract.

Exceptions:

a. Donation of immovable property

b. Partnership where immovable is contributed
c. Notarial Will
d. Registration of Documents (Forms in conveyancing – Section 112 of
Presidential Decree No. 1528 or the Property Registration Decree)
e. Transfer of Ownership
f. Effectivity as against Third Persons
- Assignment of credits and Partnership having a capital of P3,000.00 or
more Articles 1625 and 1772 of the Civil Code
Marriage settlements – Article 77 of the Family Code
g. Affidavit
h. Special Power of Attorney – Article 1878 of the Civil Code
i. Last Will and Testament
Release, Waiver and Quitclaim – Article 6 of the Civil Code

4. Jurisdiction of Philippine Courts

Barangay, Metropolitan Trial Court, Municipal Trial Court, Municipal Circuit Trial
Court, Regional Trial Court, Court of Appeals, Sandiganbayan, Office of the
Ombudsman, Supreme Court

5. Legal Forms
a. Jurat compared to Acknowledgment, Acknowledgment by Corporation,
Verification
b. Affidavits and kinds
c. Negotiable Instruments
d. Contracts and Agreements
e. Partnership and Corporations
f. Donations and Wills
g. Trusteeship

6. Pleadings

a. Captions and Titles before courts, government agencies

b. Special Civil Actions
c. Special Proceedings
d. Provisional Remedies
e. Land Registration Proceedings
f. Mortgage Foreclosure Proceedings
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 g. Insolvency
h. Election Forms
i. Administrative Proceedings before administrative agencies
j. Miscellaneous civil pleadings

7. Appeals
a. Notice of Appeal
b. Record on Appeal
c. Petition for Review on Writ of Certiorari
d. Appellant’s Brief
e. Appellee’s Brief
f. Petition for Review

8. Criminal Proceedings

a. Affidavit-Complaint, Counter-Affidavit, Reply and Rejoinder

b. Information
c. Miscellaneous Criminal Pleadings

9. Revised Rules of Court

a. Admission to Bar
b. Integrated Bar of the Philippines

Legal Forms Syllabus of Atty. Iris Sylvia L. Bonifacio

Sent by Email to ceulawschool@ceu.edu.ph
By: ilbonifacio@yahoo.com