Naval Law Office

Naval Law Office The law office of Atty. Khim Joseph R. Naval, Attorney-at-Law and Notary Public for Naga City.

31/05/2025

Muling iginiit ng na nananatiling lehitimo ang mga anak kahit na ang kasal ng kanilang mga magulang ay idineklarang walang bisa dahil sa psychological incapacity.

Sa Desisyon na isinulat ni Associate Justice Jhosep Y. Lopez, binago ng Second Division ng Korte ang desisyon ng Regional Trial Court na nagdeklarang illegitimate ang isang anak kasunod ng pagpapawalang-bisa ng kasal ng kanyang mga magulang.

Ipinanganak ang bata ilang buwan bago ikinasal ang mag-asawa. Sa panahon ng kasal, ang asawang babae ay nakaranas ng pisikal, emosyonal, at berbal na pang-aabuso mula sa kanyang asawa. Ang asawang lalaki ay may isyu din ng pagkalulong sa alak, pagsusugal, at pagtataksil.

Sa petisyon na isinampa ng babae para mapawalang-bisa ang kanilang kasal, nagprisinta siya ng mga ebidensya ng pang-aabuso at isang sikolohikal na ulat na nag-diagnose sa kanyang asawa na may narcissistic personality disorder.

Pinagtibay ng Korte Suprema ang desisyon ng Regional Trial Court na walang bisa ang kasal pero nagpasya din ito na ang bata ay nananatiling lehitimo. Sa pangkalahatan, kapag ang isang kasal ay pinawalang-bisa, ang anak ay itinuturing na hindi lehitimo mula sa oras na sila ay ipinaglihi. Gayunpaman, may exception sa Family Code tulad ng kapag ang kasal ay pinawalang-bisa dahil sa psychological incapacity. Nalalapat ito kung ang bata ay ipinanganak bago o habang kasal.

Dagdag pa ng Korte, ang nawawalang anotasyon sa birth certificate ay hindi nakakaapekto sa legal na kalagayan ng anak.

Kapag naging lehitimo ang isang anak sa ilalim ng Family Code, walang legal na basehan para baguhin ang kanilang status pabalik sa illegitimate. Ang pagpayag dito ay labag sa layunin ng batas na protektahan ang best interest ng anak.

Basahin ang buong teksto ng press release sa https://tinyurl.com/4yrkc82r.

Basahin ang buong teksto ng Desisyon sa https://tinyurl.com/c673ywxs.

Basahin ang Concurring Opinion ni Senior Associate Justice Marvic M.V.F. Leonen sa https://tinyurl.com/mrx3swc7.


31/01/2025
The Supreme Court has ruled that foreign divorce decrees do not require judicial proceedings abroad to be recognized in ...
21/09/2024

The Supreme Court has ruled that foreign divorce decrees do not require judicial proceedings abroad to be recognized in the Philippines.

The Court ruled that Filipinos who were previously married to foreigners can seek judicial recognition of their foreign divorce under Article 26, paragraph 2 of the Family Code. The type of divorce, whether administrative or judicial, does not matter. As long as the divorce is valid under the foreign spouse's national law, it will be recognized in the Philippines for the Filipino spouse.

The Court emphasized that Article 26(2) aims to prevent a situation where a foreign spouse can remarry while the Filipino spouse remains bound by the marriage.

The Court also clarified that under Office of the Court Administrator (OCA) Circular No. 157-2022-A, the OCA’s compilation of foreign divorce laws serves only as a preliminary reference for courts but does not dispense with the requirements of proving foreign divorce laws under the Revised Rules on Evidence.

Read the full press release: https://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/sc-recognition-of-divorce-not-limited-to-those-decreed-by-foreign-courts/

Read the full text of the Decision: https://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/249238-republic-of-the-philippines-vs-ruby-cuevas-ng-a-k-a-ruby-ng-sono/

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