G.R. No. 150758 – 423 SCRA 272 (467 Phil. 723) – Civil Law – Family Code – Bigamy – Exists even if one marriage is declared void Veronico Tenebro contracted marriage with Leticia Ancajas in 1990. The two lived together continuously and without interruption until the later part of 1991, […]
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G.R. No. L-55960 – 167 SCRA 737 – Civil Law – Preliminary Title – Conflict of Laws – Foreign Laws – Applicability of Foreign Marriage Laws Sy Kiat, a Chinese national, died on January 17, 1977 leaving behind properties here in the Philippines. Thereafter, Aida Sy-Gonzales et al filed a petition […]
G.R. No. 112193 – 254 SCRA 711 – Civil Law – Persons and Family Relations – Preliminary Title – Application of Laws – No retroactive effect if vested rights are impaired During his lifetime, Jose Aruego, Sr. had an illicit relationship with Luz Fabian. They had two children: Antonia and Evelyn […]
G.R. No. L-68470 – 139 SCRA 139 – Civil Law – Preliminary Title – Application of Laws – Foreign Laws – Nationality Principle – Divorce Obtained Abroad Family Code – Divorce Decree Obtained Abroad In 1972, Alice Reyes, a Filipina, and Richard Upton, an American, married in Hong Kong. However, in […]
G.R. No. 124371 – 345 SCRA 592 – Civil Law – Application of Laws – Foreign Laws – Nationality Principle – Effects of Foreign Divorce Succession – Last Will and Testament of an Alien In 1927, Lorenzo Llorente, then a Filipino, was enlisted in the U.S. Navy. In 1937, he and […]