7/25/2019 Survey of Cases by Atty Mel Sta PERSONS and PBQs

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Survey of Cases by Atty Mel Sta. Maria

De Castro v. De Castro (PBQ)

-support

-can you collaterally attack a void marriage?-

Yes. Except (1) Donation Propter Nuptias ()

Purposes o! remarriage

Psyc"ological #ncapacity

-No $oral Damages

-Negates %ad !ait"

-%ecause you may kno& or not kno& t"at you

are psyc"ologically incapacitated.

'-Year euirement

-No *u%stantial compliance

Hamano v. Court of Appeals

-even i! +apanese la& does not ackno&ledge

Psyc"ological incapacity, mr. +apanese %eing

married to a ilipino in t"e P"ilippines, our

national la& and t"e !amily code &ill govern.

Absent Persons Appears

-unctus !!icio, %ut "e or s"e must still %e

legally an a%sentee i! no a!!idavit o! appearance

is !iled. *uc" a!!idavit must %e !iled at t"e court

"aving /urisdiction o! t"e residence o! t"e

spouses.

P"ysical incapacity to consummate-can %e %ased on psyc"ological causes? 0 yes.

(alta2ar 3ase)

On Article !" an# Article !$ (PBQ)

Dino v. Dino (%ea# an# %emember)

&al#e' Cases ( %ea# an# %emember)

-No presumption o! co-o&ners"ip i! no proo! o!

actual +#N4 contri%ution.

Mauilan vs. Mauilan

-n collusion-3ollusion "appens &"en you !a%ricate a ground

and you use t"at ground in t"e case.

Parental Autority ( PBQ)

-5%sentee and a%andonment

Parental 5ut"ority designated %y t"e court is

merely a 6pre!erence in t"e selection7 it does

not terminate t"e parental aut"ority o! t"e ot"er.

Eg. 8, &anted to "is *on to %e adopted.

9 , &"o &as living a%road &"o a%andoned 8,uestioned t"e adoption %ecause "is consent &as

not o%tained.

*e+al Separation

8 !iled !or nullity o! marriage, 9, !iled

a counter claim asking !or legal separation.

+udge proceeded &it" t"e proceedings, &it"out

o%serving t"e :- mont" cooling period reuired

in ;egal *eparation.

*3< 4"e /udge erred, : mont" cooling periodmust %e o%served, unless t"ere is =#;EN3E.

%eyes v. %eyes ( Penne# by ,ustice De

Castro ) (PBQ)

-3ourt &ill take t"e testimony o! Psyc"iatrist >

an expert &itness even i! s"e did not personally

examine t"e 9us%and. ( case o! psyc"ological

incapacity ) 4"e "us%and in t"is case presented a

psyc"ologist to prove t"at "e is psyc"ologically

capacitated.

-amily Home

-&"o can invoke? 4"e o&ner, t"e "ead o! t"e

!amily, t"e spouses ( not a s"eri!! ) must %e

invoked at t"e earliest possi%le time, %e!ore

lac"es or prescription sets in.

*M */A Case on Support (PBQ)

-credita%le deduction

-5s a general rule no deductions on t"ings given

%y t"e at"er to t"e c"ildren outside o! t"e t"osegranted in t"e court order. 9o&ever, in its

discretion, t"e court allo&ed deductions as tot"ose t"ings given %y t"e !at"er to t"e c"ildren

!or maintenance and sustenance. ;uxurious

t"ings not considered.