Civil Law

ABBAS vs. ABBAS  G.R. No. 183896  January 30, 2013 Void ab initio Marriage, Marriage License as a Formal Requisite of a Valid Marriage

  FACTS: Petitioner Syed Azhar Abbas, a Pakistani, met Gloria, a Filipino, in Taiwan in 1991 and they got married there in 1992. Later, Gloria filed bigamy cases against him. As advised bt his counsel, he went to the Municipal Civil Registrar of Carmona, Cavite, where their Marriage License was issued, to get certification on… Read More ABBAS vs. ABBAS  G.R. No. 183896  January 30, 2013 Void ab initio Marriage, Marriage License as a Formal Requisite of a Valid Marriage

Civil Law, Political Law

QUIAO vs. QUIAO, et. al. G.R. No 176556 July 4, 2012 due process, Family Code, vested right

FACTS: Respondent Rita C. Quiao filed a complaint for legal separation against petitioner Brigido B. Quiao. Subsequently, the RTC rendered a Decision granting the same and custody of the minor children were awarded to Rita. Their property as enumerated was to be divided among the spouses equally subject to the respective legitimes of the children and… Read More QUIAO vs. QUIAO, et. al. G.R. No 176556 July 4, 2012 due process, Family Code, vested right