G.R. No. 135830; G.R. No. 136035; G.R. No. 137743 – 508 Phil. 260 – 471 SCRA 266 – Civil Law – Family Code – Annulment of Marriage – Proper Party Teofilo Carlos and petitioner Juan De Dios Carlos were brothers who each had three parcels of land by virtue of […]
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G.R. No. 167523 – 578 Phil. 826 – 556 SCRA 272 – Civil Law – Persons and Family Relations – Family Code – Nullity of Marriage – Article 36: Psychological Incapacity In 1986, Nilda and Reynaldo met in a local bar where Nilda was a waitress. Because of his fear […]
G.R. No. 154380 – 509 Phil. 108 – 472 SCRA 114 – Civil Law – Family Code – Article 26 of the Family Code – Divorce On May 24, 1981, Cipriano Orbecido III married Lady Myros M. Villanueva at the United Church of Christ in the Philippines in Lam-an, Ozamis […]
G.R. No. 133743; G.R. No. 134029 – 543 Phil. 275 – 514 SCRA 294 – Civil Law – Family Code – Retroactive Effect of Article 26 of the Family Code During his lifetime, Felicisimo San Luis (Rodolfo San Luis’s dad) contracted three marriages. His first marriage was with Virginia Sulit […]
A.M. No. MTJ-96-1088 – 259 SCRA 129 – Civil Law – Family Code – Law on Marriage – Presumptive Death; Absent Spouse – A lower court judge cannot solemnize marriage outside his jurisdiction Rodolfo Navarro was the Municipal Mayor of Dapa, Surigao del Norte. He submitted evidence in relation to […]
G.R. No. 160172 – 568 Phil. 724 – 545 SCRA 162 – Civil Law – Family Code – Marriages; Void ab initio marriages Reinel and Annabelle met and became sweethearts in 1991. They applied for a marriage license in Pasig City in September 1994. They had their first sexual relation […]
G.R. No. L-55960 – 249 Phil. 681 – 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 […]
G.R. No. 112193 – 325 Phil. 191 – 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 […]
G.R. No. L-68470 – 223 Phil. 357 – 139 SCRA 139 – Civil Law – Preliminary Title – Application of Laws – Foreign Laws – Nationality Principle – Divorce Obtained AbroadFamily Code – Divorce Decree Obtained AbroadIn 1972, Alice Reyes, a Filipina, and Richard Upton, an American, married in Hong […]
G.R. No. 124371 – 399 Phil. 342 – 345 SCRA 592 – Civil Law – Application of Laws – Foreign Laws – Nationality Principle – Effects of Foreign DivorceSuccession – Last Will and Testament of an AlienIn 1927, Lorenzo Llorente, then a Filipino, was enlisted in the U.S. Navy. In […]