Legal Vault

Facts: Mariano and Dolores were married 1910. They lived together with a few short intervals of separation. In 1920, Dolores left their common hom…

Facts:  The spouses Juan Lambino and Maxima Barroso begot three children named Alejo, Eugenia and Marciana Lambino. In June 1919, said spouses mad…

Facts:  In 1967, Pedro Gayon is the brother of Silvestre Gayon whose wife is Genoveva Gayon. Pedro filed a case against against Silvetre and Genov…

Fact:   Gaudencio Guerrero and Pedro Hernando are brothers-in-law. Gaudencio filed a case against Pedro without alleging that earnest efforts were…

Facts:   Gina S. Rey was married, but separated de facto from her husband. In 1987, she met petitioner Jacinto Saguid. After a brief courtship, the…

Facts:   Lupo Atienza was the President and General Manager of two corporations. He hired Yolanda de Castro as accountant for the said corporations…

Facts: Virgilio and Dita were spouses. Their relationship turned bitter when Virgilio discovered that Dita had a paramour. Virgilio filed a case of…

Facts: Carlitos Silva and Suzanne Gonzales cohabited without the benefit of marriage and they had two children. A rift surfaced and the two eventua…

Facts: Petitioner Gerbert R. Corpuz was a former Filipino citizen who acquired Canadian citizenship through naturalization in 2000. In 2005, he mar…

Facts: In 1981, Cipriano Orbecido III married Lady Myros M. Villanueva in Ozamis City. In 1986, Lady Myros left for the United States bringing al…

Facts: Rederick Recio, a Filipino, was married to Editha, an Australian citizen, in Malabon, Rizal, on March 1, 1987. They lived together as husban…

Facts: Annabelle and Reinel applied for a marriage license. However, when they went back to the Office of the Civil Registrar, the marriage licens…

Facts: Jaime O. Sevilla filed a petition for the declaration of nullity of his marriage to Carmelita N. Cardenas. He alleged that he never applied …

Facts: In 1973, Filipina and Fernando contracted marriage. Two children were born out of the marriage. In 1983, Fernando left their conjugal dwell…

Facts: In 1970, Angelina and Edwin were married in a civil ceremony performed by a judge in Pasay City. The marriage was celebrated without the kn…

Facts: Federic Bustamante married Maria Perez in August 1954. In September 1955, while the first marriage was still subsisting, he contracted a seco…

Facts: Buenaventura was married to Pascuala with whom he had six. Later on however, he started living with Carponia although he was still legally m…