On the allegations that her husband, Wilfredo, a member of the Philippine Constabulary since 1967, had been missing since 1979, and even the service record of Wilfredo indicated that he had been…
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A decree of absolute divorce procured abroad is different from annulment as defined by our family laws.
At the time of their marriage, Rhomel and Florie were both Filipino citizens. When he divorced Florie in Hawaii in 2002, he was already an American citizen, thus, Florie herself filed her…
In actions for declaration of nullity of marriage, the Court is bound to dispense justice not on the basis of its own determination on the existence of love or lack thereof, but on the basis of law and the evidence on record.
Is a spouse who considers money and material needs as the essence of marriage psychologically incapacitated to perform the essential marital obligations to warrant a declaration of nullity of marriage under Article…