Thanks people, I feel better to receive willingness to help from someone.

mupsuit, yes, i will try to find out what the local registrar is requiring exactly. And try to familiarise myself with some of the legal process so we can do what we can and so minimise the lawyer fees. My wife (who is from Dalaguete, Scotsfiancee - thanks for ringing up on our behalf, i appreciate it), i think is fed up to do more of the work herself now, because of other obstacles she dealt with (bless her!), and would prefer to just drop it all into the lawyer's lap. But maybe she will agree to do some more to save us some of the fees, if i plead to her abit...

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I have to dash out, right now, i will add to this later,

thanks again for your support,
Alfie.