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Family Support Undertaking

Also known as financial support affidavit, or sponsorship undertaking.

Read the sample Family Support Undertaking

Put a family member's voluntary support in writing: which expenses it covers, how much, how often, and for how long.

Heightened care. The legal consequences are significant. Read the notes below closely and consider having a Philippine lawyer look at it before you sign.

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What is a Family Support Undertaking?

A Family Support Undertaking is a written agreement that records what the people involved have promised to do for one another.

What this template does. Record a voluntary support commitment, covered expenses, duration, payment, and evidence.

Also searched as

  • financial support affidavit
  • sponsorship undertaking

Commonly used by

  • Family members
  • Sponsors

Legal considerations

Heightened care. Mandatory family support and court orders cannot be reduced or displaced by a private template.

How it is signed

Depends on the route you choose. How it must be signed depends on the choices you make in the questions. Your signing checklist states exactly which formalities apply to your version.

What it draws on

  • Family Code
  • Civil Code
  • Receiving-agency rules

The exact provisions, with links to the official text, are listed under the Philippine law behind it.

How to complete your Family Support Undertaking

The guided interview takes you through 5 steps. The document updates as you answer, and some questions appear only when your earlier answers make them relevant.

  1. Step 1

    Confirm what this undertaking can do

    A private undertaking can add to support. It cannot reduce support the law requires or that a court has ordered.

    Up to 7 questions
  2. Step 2

    Identify the people

    The payee is the person who receives the payments, such as a parent or guardian for a child.

    Up to 6 questions
  3. Step 3

    Set what is covered and how it is paid

    State it clearly so that both sides know what is expected.

    Up to 7 questions
  4. Step 4

    Set the term and the review

    Support should follow the giver's resources and the recipient's needs, so it is reviewed as they change.

    Up to 7 questions
  5. Step 5

    Sign

    Each side keeps a signed copy. Notarization is optional but helps prove the undertaking.

    Up to 8 questions

Sample Family Support Undertaking

This is how the opening of a finished document reads. Every name, address, and amount is invented. Your own document is built from your answers, so its wording changes with them.

8 clauses, about 477 words in the complete sample.

FAMILY SUPPORT UNDERTAKING

Republic of the Philippines — Voluntary family support · Template v0.2.0

This Family Support Undertaking (the "Undertaking") is made on September 26, 2026 at Quezon City, Philippines, by Roberto Villanueva, of legal age, residing at 9 Molave Drive, Tandang Sora, Quezon City 1116 (the "Giver"), in favor of Mateo Santos Villanueva, born on June 14, 2015 (the "Recipient"), the Giver's child, whose filiation is established by the child's PSA birth certificate, on which the Giver signed the acknowledgment of paternity. Payments are received by Maria Cristina Santos, residing at 45 Mabini Street, Quezon City 1100 (the "Payee").

1. Undertaking

The Giver voluntarily undertakes to give the Recipient support covering food and housing, medical and dental care, education, school fees, and supplies and transportation, on the terms of this Undertaking, in keeping with the duty of support between them under the Family Code (Articles 195 and 196).

2. Amount and payment

The Giver shall pay Twelve Thousand Pesos (PHP 12,000.00) every month to the Payee, on or before the 5th day, by Bank transfer to the payee's account ending in 4321.

The Giver shall also pay the following expenses directly: The giver pays the child's school tuition directly to the school each term.

3. Term

This Undertaking starts on October 1, 2026 and continues until the child turns 18 and completes a first college degree, whichever is later.

4. Review and adjustment

Support is given in proportion to the Giver's resources and the Recipient's needs. The Giver and the Payee shall review the amount at least every 12 months, and the amount may be increased or reduced when those resources or needs change. A change takes effect only when both agree in writing or a court orders it.

5. Records

Each payment shall be recorded through bank transfer records or a signed receipt, and each side shall keep them.

6. What this Undertaking does not do

This Undertaking is in addition to, and does not reduce, any support that the law requires the Giver to give. It does not waive or compromise the Recipient's right to future support, which the law does not allow (Civil Code, Article 2035).

This Undertaking does not decide custody, visitation, parental authority, legitimacy, or civil status.

If the Giver does not pay, the Recipient or the Payee may demand payment and may ask a court for support.

7. General terms

The Giver signs this Undertaking voluntarily. Philippine law governs it. If any provision is held invalid, the rest remains in force.

The rest of the document covers

  • ACKNOWLEDGMENT — FOR THE NOTARIAL OFFICER TO COMPLETE
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How much is the Support Undertaking?
₱199, paid once. The interview and live preview are free, and the price covers the Word and PDF files, 30 days of revisions, and your account copy. There is no subscription. See all pricing →
How long does it take?
The guided interview has 5 steps and up to 35 questions. Some questions only appear when they apply to your situation, so you may answer fewer. You can read the document as it builds, and sign in to save a draft and finish later.
Do I need a notary?
Depends on the route you choose. How it must be signed depends on the choices you make in the questions. Your signing checklist states exactly which formalities apply to your version. Your signing checklist lists the exact steps for your version.
Is it reviewed by a lawyer?
This template’s current status is: Independent Philippine family-lawyer review pending. LAW.PH is legal self-help software, not a law firm, and will not describe a document as lawyer-reviewed until an independent Philippine lawyer has approved this exact version.
Is there a free template?
Yes. The sample on this page is free to read and to download as an editable Word file, with no sign-in. It uses fictional names, dates, and amounts, so replace every one. The paid version is built from your own answers, checks them as you go, and includes the signing checklist for your exact situation. Download the free sample (.docx)
Can I change it after I buy it?
Yes. For 30 days you can create a separate revision draft, update your answers, and download the revised files at no extra charge. The version you originally bought is preserved unchanged.
Which law does it follow?
It is drafted under Philippine law and relies on 6 official sources, each listed above with the provisions used and the date it was last checked.
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