G.R. No. 138322 – 366 SCRA 437 – 418 Phil. 723 – Civil Law – Persons and Family Relations – Preliminary Title – Foreign Law – Divorce Rederick Recio, a Filipino, married to Editha Samson, an Australian citizen, on 1 March 1987. On 18 May 1989 a decree of divorce […]
Persons and Family Relations
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G.R. No. 268109 – Civil Law – Persons and Family Relations – Family Code – Marriage – Void Marriages – Fraud; Concealment of Homosexuality In 2010, Lory Roldan added Jaaziel Salva on social media. In 2011, they became online sweethearts. They were mostly separated by distance due to their jobs. […]
G.R. No. 132223 – 411 Phil. 359 – 358 SCRA 707 – Remedial Law – Special Proceedings – Guardianship – Guardians Must Be Philippine Residents Civil Law – Persons and Family Relations – Family Code – Parental Authority – Guardians; Residency Requirement Reeder Vancil and Helen Belmes were live in […]
G.R. No. 268643 – Remedial Law – Special Proceedings – Guardianship – A.M. No. 03-02-05-SC; Guardianship of Minors Civil Law – Persons and Family Relations – Family Code – Parental Authority – Guardians In September 2008, Juliana Rose Oscaris was born. A day after her birth, her mother died. Since […]
G.R. No. 228127 – Civil Law – Persons and Family Relations – Family Code – Void Marriages – Psychological Incapacity – Either Spouse May File Petition – Psychologically Incapacitated Spouse May File Petition Remedial Law – Special Proceedings – Declaration of Nullity of Marriage – Proper Party In 1988, after […]
G.R. No. 259520 – Civil Law – Persons and Family Relations – Family Code- Void Marriages – Bigamous Marriages – Guilty Spouse Cannot Seek Nullity of Bigamous Marriage Remedial Law – Special Proceedings – Declaration of Nullity of Marriages – Property Party In 1994, Maria Lina Quirit married Ho Kar […]
G.R. No. 213687 – 868 Phil. 206 – 117 OG No. 33 – Civil Law – Persons and Family Relations – Article 147; Family Code – Special Co-Ownership – Property Regime of marriages Dissolved under Art. 36 Remedial Law – Special Proceedings – Petition for Declaration of Nullity of Marriage […]
G.R. No. 231319 – Civil Law – Persons and Family Relations – Void Marriage under Art. 36; Property Regime is Co-ownership; How dissolved Remedial Law – Special Proceedings – Petition for Declaration of Absolute Nullity of Marriage – There is Forum Shopping if Separate Proceedings is Filed to partition Properties […]
G.R. No. 122749 – 328 Phil. 1289 – 260 SCRA 221 – Civil Law – Persons and Family Relations – Family Code – Annulment of Marriage; Psychological Incapacity – Property Relations between spouses whose marriage is dissolved under Article 36 is governed by co-ownership; Dissolution of Property Regime Antonio Valdes […]
G.R. No. 196049 – 700 SCRA 69 – Remedial Law – Special Proceedings – Proving a Fact – Matter of proving foreign law is covered by special proceedings Civil Law – Persons and Family Relations – Dissolution of Marriage – Petition for Annulment – Divorce Obtained Abroad – Who may […]
G.R. No. 234487 – Civil Law – Persons and Family Relations – Family Code – Article 26 – Recognition of Foreign Divorce In 2005, Virginia Parreño, a Filipino, married Koji Mimori, a Japanese, here in the Philippines. In 2013, they divorced by agreement in Japan which was allowed under Japanese […]
G.R. No 200697 – Civil Law – Persons and Family Relations – Family Code – Muslim Divorce; Talaq In 1998, Abdulgani Sumagka and Rohaina Sumagka, both Muslims, married under Muslim rites. In 2004, they married again under civil rites before the mayor of Sarangani City. In 2006, the couple began […]
G.R. No. 196359 – Civil Law – Persons and Family Relations – Marriage; Annulment of Marriage – Psychological Incapacity – Abandonment of certain portions of the Molina Guidelines – Expert witness not needed in proving psychological incapacity In 1995, Rosanna Tan and Mario Victor Andal married each other. They were […]
G.R. No. 216425 – 890 Phil. 74 – Civil Law – Persons and Family Relations – Family Code – Civil Code – Use of Surnames Remedial Law – Civil Procedure – Special Civil Actions – Change of Name – Legitimate Child May Use Surname of Mother Political Law – Constitutional […]
G.R. No. 203284 – 799 Phil. 449 – Civil Law – Persons and Family Relations – Family Code – Marriage – Psychological Incapacity; when not proven – Psychologist’s findings must be in-depth and comprehensive Nicolas Matudan and Marilyn Matudan married in 1976. After four children and ten years of marriage […]
G.R. No. 195432 – 742 Phil. 37 – Civil Law – Persons and Family Relations – Family Code – Article 26; Foreign Divorce; how recognized Remedial Law – Evidence – Foreign Divorce; Must be proven as a matter of fact In 2001, Edelina Tungul married a Japanese citizen named Yuichiro Kobayashi. […]