LEGAL

FORMS
 FORMS
are binding written
documents that serve as
means for putting into
effect legal proceedings,
court orders, and notices.
 FORMS

are often encountered

in the practice of law
enforcement
IMPORTANCE OF
LEGAL FORM
 FORMS

• To avoid disagreement
common to parties of
a verbal agreement
 FORMS
• To have a clear guide
and evidence of the
terms that both parties
agreed upon,
 FORMS
• Judicial proceedings make use
of forms as documentary
requirements and evidence
for these proceedings,
containing therein legally
binding information
COVERAGE OF
LEGAL FORMS
 COVERAGE OF LEGAL
FORMS

BUSINESS JUDICIAL
FORMS FORMS
 Business forms
• used in conveyancing, or of the
forms of deeds, instruments or
documents creating
transferring, modifying or
limiting rights to real
 Business forms
• as well as personal
properties and other
forms related to
business contracts or
transactions
 JUDICIAL
FORMS
• the forms which pertain
to, different kinds of
pleadings, applications,
petitions, affidavits,
motions and the like
What is a
contract?
 contract
• Is a meeting of minds between
two persons whereby one binds
himself, with respect to the
other, to give something or to
render some service
 contract
• The contracting parties establish
such stipulations, clauses, terms
and conditions as they may deem
convenient, provided they are not
contrary to law, morals, good
customs, public order, or public
policy
 contract
• The contracting parties establish
such stipulations, clauses, terms
and conditions as they may deem
convenient, provided they are not
contrary to law, morals, good
customs, public order, or public
policy
ELEMENTS
OF A VALID
CONTRACT
 1. Consent of the
contracting parties
 1. Consent of the
contracting parties
• Consent is manifested
by the meeting of the
offer and the acceptance
upon a thing
 1. Consent of the
contracting parties

• The offer must be certain

and the acceptance is
absolute
THE FOLLOWING CANNOT GIVE
CONSENT A CONTRACT
(NEW CIVIL CODE, ARTICLE
1327)
• UNEMANCIPATED MINORS
• INSANE OR DEMENTED
PERSONS
• DEAF-MUTES WHO DO NOT
KNOW HOW TO WRITE
2. Object certain which is
the subject matter of the
contract
 2. Object certain which is the subject
matter of the contract

• All things which are not

outside the commerce of
men, including future
things
 2. Object certain which is the subject
matter of the contract

• All rights which are

transmissible
 2. Object certain which is the subject
matter of the contract

• All services which are

not contrary to law,
morals, good customs,
public order or public
policy
 2. Object certain which is the subject
matter of the contract

• The object of every

contract must be
determinate as to its
kind
 3. CAUSE OF
OBLIGATION WHICH IS
ESTABLISHED
 3. CAUSE OF OBLIGATION
WHICH IS ESTABLISHED

• Is the essential
reason which
moves the parties to
enter into a contract
 3. CAUSE OF OBLIGATION
WHICH IS ESTABLISHED

• This is the
“why of the contract”
which dictates the
nature of the contract
 3. CAUSE OF OBLIGATION
WHICH IS ESTABLISHED

• CAUSE OF
CONTRACT WILL BE
BASED ON THE TYPE
OF CONTRACTS