PSA copies of the Marriage Certificate or Certificate of No Marriage Record (CENOMAR), in case of termination of marriage, or Authenticated Divorce papers with copy of court decision and Certificate of Finality by their Consulate, if foreign applicant; Decree of Annulment, Decree of Nullity of Marriage, or Decree of Legal Separation or the PSA copy of the Certificate of Marriage with annotation of the annulment of marriage, declaration of nullity of marriage or legal separation for Filipino applicant;

  1. Written consent to the adoption by the biological mother, if the petitioner is the biological father;
  2. Written consent of the child if ten years of age or over ;
  3. Written consent of marital and adopted children of PAP/s, ten years of age or over ;
  4. Written consent of non-marital children, ten years of age or over , with whom the PAP/s is living with or over whom the PAP/s exercise parental authority;
  5. PSA copy of the Death Certificate of the child’s biological parents, if applicable; and
  6. Recent 5R (127×178 millimeter) close-up and whole-body pictures of the adoptee and the PAP/s taken within the last six months; The date when the photo was taken must be indicated.;

Provided, That when the biological mother or father is adopting jointly with his or her spouse/ stepparent of the adoptee, the documentary requirements of the said stepparent shall be that stated under Section 16 (b), Chapter III(A).

Additional Requirements. In addition, tThe following documents, some of which may be secured before or after the filing of the petition, must also be attached or submitted to the RACCO, viz :

  1. Certificate of Attendance at Pre-Adoption Forum;
  2. Verification and Certification against Non-Forum Shopping, when applicable;
  3. Certificate of Authority for a Notarial Act of the Petition;
  4. Tri-media posting certificate/s as proof of efforts to locate biological mother or the one exercising substitute parental authority over the child, when applicable;
  5. PAPA, when required;
  6. Order from the court approving the withdrawal of the case or order of dismissal or Decision, if the case has been previously filed with the court;
  7. Certificate or Affidavit of Publication; and,
  8. Other documents may be required by the RACCO to support the petition.