Republic of the Philippines

SECOND SHARI'A CIRCUIT COURT

Fourth Shari'a Judicial District
Marawi City
SITTIE FATIMAH G. GUBAT,
Plaintiff,
Civil Case No.____
-- versus
For: SUPPORT
MOHD. MARVIN M. GUBAT,
Defendant.
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C O M PLAI N T
COMES NOW the plaintiff, by counsel, and unto this Honorable Court, most respectfully alleges:
1. That plaintiff is of legal age and a resident of Bambi Building, MSU Commercial Center, Marawi City, while
defendant is also of age and a resident of Ilian, Marantao, Lanao del Sur;
2. That plaintiff is the lawfully wedded wife of the defendant, their marriage having been solemnized and
consummated in accordance with Muslim law on April 03, 1995 by and before Imam Merhussein Gani at MSU
Campus, Marawi City. A photocopy of the marriage contract between them is hereto attached as Annex "A" and
made as an integral part of this complaint;
3. That plaintiff and defendant, during the existence of their marriage, begot on December 15, 1995 a child,
Sittie Nasriyyah;
4. That on September 27, 1996, defendant abandoned plaintiff and her minor child for another woman with
whom he presently cohabits, without however divorcing plaintiff;
5. That since said date, defendant failed and refused and still fails and refuses to provide plaintiff and her child
maintenance and support;
6. That defendant is presently employed as Administrative Officer of the City Prosecution Office, Department
of Justice, Marawi City, with a monthly net salary of Eight thousand four hundred fifty nine pesos (P8,459.00)
while plaintiff is without any means of livelihood and depends on charity of close relatives for the support of
herself and her minor child;
7. That for the proper maintenance and support of plaintiff and her child, plaintiff needs a monthly allowance of
Four thousand pesos (P4,000.00) which is amount is well within the financial resources of the defendant to
provide.
WHEREFORE, it is most respectfully prayed of this Honorable Court that, after notice and hearing, judgment
be rendered ordering defendant:
(1) to give plaintiff a monthly allowance of P4,000.00 payable in advance on or before the tenth day of the
month;
(2) to give plaintiff, by way of support pendente lite, a monthly allowance of P4,000.00, the first of which to
start retroactively to the first day of this month, and the subsequent ones payable in advance on or before the
tenth day of the succeeding month.
(3) to pay the costs of this suit.
Plaintiff further prays for such other reliefs deemed just and equitable under the premises.
03 April 1997, Marawi City, Philippines.
MOHD. MERHASSHAN G. GUBAT
Counsel for the Plaintiff
Officer's Line, Marawi City
IBP O.R. 0178129445 2/12/97
PTR NO. 09184902603 2/15/97
VERIFICATION AND CERTIFICATION
Republic of the Philippines)S.S.
C i t y o f M a r a w i)
SITTIE FATIMAH G. GUBAT, after having been sworn deposes and says: That she is the plaintiff in the aboveentitled case; That she caused the preparation of the foregoing complaint; That she has read and understood its
contents; That to her own knowledge the allegations thereof are true and correct; That she hereby certifies that

she has not heretofore commenced any other action or proceeding involving the same issues before the Supreme
Court, the Court of Appeals, or any other tribunal or agency, and to her own knowledge no such action or
proceeding is pending before said courts; That should she learn hereafter that a similar action or proceeding has
been filed or pending before the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals, or any other tribunal or agency, she
undertakes to report the same to this Honorable Court within five (5) days therefrom.
HEREUNTO set her hand this 03rd day of April 1997, at Marawi City, Philippines.
SITTIE FATIMAH G. GUBAT
Affiant
SUBSCRIBED and sworn to before me this __th day of April, 1997 at Marawi City, Philippines.
Notary Public