Practice question
A qualified lawyer submits an unsigned, unverified email requesting a commission and offers to verify it after approval. Is the form sufficient?
- Yes, because only oppositions require verification.
- Yes, because an email address replaces verification.
- Yes, if the lawyer offers to pay double fees.
- No; the petition must be in writing and verified.
- Yes, provided the first document notarized is an affidavit.
Legal references
- A.M. No. 02-8-13-SC, 2004 Rules on Notarial Practice, Rules III, IV and VI, official collation pp. 1707–1716: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/assets/pdf/journals/Collation_and_Codification_of_SC_Issuance_DIGITAL.pdf
- A.M. No. 02-8-13-SC, March 4, 2025 Resolution, reproduced in OCA Circular 197-2025, pp. 1–4: https://oca.judiciary.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/OCA-Circular-No.-197-2025.pdf
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