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From September 1 to December 1, 2024, first-level and second-level courts all over the country will slowly transition to electronic filing for civil cases.

By September 1, 2024 all civil filings must include electronic versions of hard copies, or else the courts will not act on them.

Note the three S’s after the physical filing of civil pleadings in first- and second- level courts:

Step 1: SCAN each pleading, with annexes, or convert them to Portable Document Format (PDF).

Step 2: SAVE as separate files following these filename formats:
– [Pleading]-[Docket No.].pdf
– [Annex A]-[Pleading]-[Docket No.].pdf

Step 3: SEND via email:
– Subject: [Docket No.], [Case Title-Pleading Title]
– Body: (a) Primary manner of filing; (b) Filing date; (c) Docket number; (d) Case Title; (e) Filing Party; (f) Contact Numbers; (g) Other e-mail addresses; and (h) Titles of attachments.
– Send to the court’s official email address within 24 hours from the primary filing.
– Cc: all counsel and their law firms.
– Retain copy of transmittal email.

For more information, visit the eFiling microsite at https://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/electronic-filing/.

The Supreme Court has ruled that decades-long unjustified absence from the marital home may be considered evidence of psychological incapacity to comply with marital obligations.

Read more at: https://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/sc-unjustified-absence-from-marital-home-considered-psychological-incapacity/

Starting September 1, 2024, trial courts shall only act upon pleadings and other court submissions in civil cases if the filing is accompanied by an electronic transmittal of the same document in portable document format (PDF) through email.

Electronic submissions must be completed within 24 hours from the primary manner of service, which includes personal filing, registered mail, or accredited courier.

A court may waive the electronic transmittal requirement if the annexes, exhibits, and other accompanying documents cannot readily be converted to PDF or if these consist of sealed and confidential documents.

Read more at: https://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/supreme-court-approves-efiling-guidelines-for-civil-cases-in-trial-courts/