Manuel filed a petition for annulment of marriage against his wife, Nora based on psychological incapacity under Art. 36 of the Family Code. Manuel presented a psychiatrist, Dr. Cecilia Villegas (Dr. Villegas),…
Tag: PSYCHOLOGICAL INCAPACITY
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…
Psychological Incapacity: A psychological report that is essentially comprised of mere platitudes, however speckled with technical jargon, would not cut the marriage tie.”
The RTC and the Court of Appeals, in declaring the marriage between Juanita and James Paul void on the ground of psychological incapacity under Art. 36 of the Family Code, ruled that…