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Course Svllabus

n

Persons Family Relations

Persons and

Family Relations is a

4)

four unit course and a bar subject, covering

the

ff.:

I Preliminary titles

of he

Civil Code Articles 1-5 1)

2. Family Code and supplementary laws on marriage, children and the family, as amended

3. Funerals

Art.

305-3 1

0),

care

and Education

of

Children Art.

356

-363),

Use

of

Surnames Art.

364 - 380, as

amended by RA No.

9048), Absence

Art.

381-389), Preswnption

ofDeath Art.

390-

396), Civil Register Art. 407- 413) all under the Civil Code oftb.e Philippines and Summary

Judicial Provisions

Mid-teem

examination-August 14,

2012

Final Examination -

References:

I

New

Civil Code

of

he Philippines NCC), Articles 1-51; Articles

254

-257; 305-310;

356-396;

407-413 Republic Act No.

386)

2. A. Tolentino, Civil Code of the Philippines-Commentaries and Jurisprudence

3.

Alicia

Sempio-Dy,

Handbook

on

the

Family

Code of

the

Philippines Cases and

Comments)

4. Family

Code

of the Philippines Executive Order 209) as

amended by

E.O No. 227

5. Paras, Civil Codeof the Philippines

6.

Quick

Reviewer on

Law

on

Marriage and

F

amily

Relations

Other References:

Executive Order

No.

200,

amending

Article 2 of

he

Civil Code

Maniage

Law

Act 3613)

Civil

Registry

Law

Act

No.

3753)

Domestic

Adoption Actof 1998 R.A.

No. 8552)

Inter-Country Adoption Act of

1995

Republic Act

No.8043)

Supreme Court Rule on Adoption A.M. No. 02-6-02-SC)

Supreme

Court

Rule on

Custody

ofMinors and Writ

of

Habeas Corpus in

relation to Custody

of

Minors A.M. No.

03-04-

04

SC)

4w.. 6 ~ . ~

H. ~ h t Ci/.y

/

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R.A.

9225,

Dual

Citizenship

Law

,

2003

Phillipinc Passport Act Republic Act

8239)

Child

Youth

and

Welfare

Code P.O. 603)

Code of

Muslim

Personal

Laws

P.O. I 083)

C

onvention

on the Elimination

of

All

forms

of

Discrimination against

Women CEDA

W)

R.A

. 9139, Administrative Naturalization Law,

2000

See Section

12;

Women in Nation

Building Act of

1992,

Republic

Act No.7192,

Sections

5-8;

Cesar S. Sangco, Chapter IX

Special

Torts Human Relations) , Philippine

Law

on Torts and

Damages, JMC

Press, 1978, 363-420

R.A.

8171

1995

)

R.

A.

9139

, Administrative Naturalization

l w

, 2000 SeeSection

12

Presidential

Decree

965, 1976)

Presidential

Decree 1083, Muslim Code

of

Personal Laws

R. A. 9262,

Anti-Violence Against

Women

and

Chi

l

dren

Act of

2004

Supreme Court A.

M.

NO. 02-1 1

-10-SC

,

March

4, 2003Rule on Declaration of Absolute Nulity o

Void

Marriages

and Annulment of

Voidable Marriages

Supreme

Court Rules on Legal Separation.

A.

M.

NO.

02-11-11-Supreme Cowt,

March

15

,

2003

SC Rules on the

legal Guardianship of

Minors

.

A.M

. NO. 03-02-05-Supreme Court,

May

I,

2003

SC Rule on Provisional Orders A.M. No. 02-11-12-SC)

Supreme

Court AM

.

No.

6-

11-15,

2 October 2007.

Rule

s on

DNA Evidence

Rule on Declaration ofNullity

of

Void Marriages and Voidable Marriages, A.M .. No. 02-11-10-

SC 2003-03-04

Republic

Act 9262

, Anti-Violence Against

Women

nnd

Children

Act

of

2004

R. A.

9255

, 2002) An act allowing illegitimate children to

use

the

surname

of

heir father,

amending for

the purpose, Art.

176

oftbe

Family

C

ode Note: read also

its implementing

guidelines

in Adm

. Order

No

I.

Serie

s of

2004

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RA

6809- an act lowering the age of majority to 18 years. amending

Art.

234 and repealing

Articles 235 and 237

of

the Civil Code)

R.

A.

9048 amending

Art..

376

of

the Civil Code)

MAJOR PARTS:

I. Course Overview and Introduction

to

the Civil Code and Preliminary Title Articles 1 5 I

2. Introduction to the Family Code

3.

General Provisions: Persons, Civil Personality Citizenship and Domicile

4. Formal and Essential Requisites ofManiage

5. Rights Obligations Between Husbands Wives

6.

Void Voidable Maniages and Legal Separation

_7. Support, Parental Authority, Emancipation and ge ofMajority

8. Paternity and Filiation, Adoption,

9. Funerals

Art.

305-310), care and Educat.on ofChildren Art. 356-363), Use

of

Surnames

Art.

364 - 380, as amended by R.A. No. 9048), Absence

{Art.

381

-389), Presumption

of

Death Art.

390- 396), Civil Register

Art.

407- 413) all under the Civil Code

of

the Philippines and Summary

Judicial Provisions

Criteria for passing:

Class attendance

5 )

; Graded Recitation

and

auizz.es (35

)

;

Mid

Term Examination

(20 ) ; Final Exams(30

)

. Students who miss a quiz shall gel

an

automatic

5. No

make-yp

quizzes

and

exams will

he

given_

COURSE OVERVIEW

fJ .:U: Course Overview and Introduction to the Civil Code and Preliminary Title

a) The Concept

of

Civil Law, Influences

of

Philippine Civil Law

b) The Effect and Application ofLaws

Art.

l-18, New Civil Code)

c) Human Relations {Art..l9-36, NCC)

fm:ll:

Introduction to the Family Code

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a) Family and Marriage Laws the concept o amily

b) The Statuso Women and Equality

in

Marriage and the Family: CEDAW, Art.l6

Part 3: Persons, Civil Personality Citizenship

and

Domicile

a) Persons, Civil Personality, Natural Juridical

Persons

b) Citizenship Domicile

Part

4:

Marriage, Formal

and

Essential Requisites

a) Marriage, Definition

b)

Formal

and

Essential Requisites o

Marriage

c) Valid Marriage License and Marriage Ceremony

Part 5:

Rights

Obligations between Husbands

and

Wives

a) Obligations between the Husband and

Wife

b) Property Relations and Family Home

b.l)

Marriage

Settlements, Donations

by reason

o

marriage

b.2) Absolute Community Conjugal Partnership

b.3) Separation o Property

and Property

Relations o Unions

without Marriage

b.4) The Family

Home

Part 6:

Void

Voidable Marriages and

Legal

Separation

a) Lack o Essential

and

Formal Requisites

b) Psychological Incapacity

c)

Incestuous Marriages and Marriages Void

for

reasons

o Public

Policy; Presumptive

Death

d) Deficiency

in

Consent; Prohibition on Collusion

e)

Legal

Separation

Part 7: The Family/Family Relations; Support,

Parental

Authority, Emancipation

and Age

o

Majority

a) The Family Family Relations

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b) Support, Definition, Persons

who

are Entitled

to

Support

c)

Amount

of

support, Liability, Fulfillment; Non-Levy

of

Support

d) Support Pendente Lite; Reimbursement

and

Contractual Support

e)

Parental Authority, Deftnition and Character

of

Responsibility; Rights

and

Duties

f)

Civil

Liability for Damages ; Property

of

a child

g)

Loss

of

Parental Authority

and

Substitute Parental Authority; Special Authority; Disciplinary

Measures

h)

Emancipation

Part

8:

Paternity and Filiation, Adoption, Sununary Judicial Provisions

a) Concept

of

Legitimacy:

Legitimated Children; Extension

of

Legiti

macy by

Legal Fiction

and

Adopted Children

b) Action

to Claim Legitimacy

c) Adoption

d) Swnmary Judicial Proceedings

Part 9: Review

of

Key Provisions

TOPICS/CASES

Part 1: Course Overview and Introduction to the Civil Code and Preliminary Title

I)

The Concept ofCi

vil

Law, Influences ofPhilippineCivil Law, Tolentino pp.

l-

10

In re: Max Sltoop 43 Plti/213 1920)

2) The Effect

and

Application

of

Laws

Art.

1-18, NCC), Tolentino,

pp.

11-58

a)

Date

of

Effectivity Art. 2, NCC

b) Executive

Order No .

200

, June

18, 1987

Tanada v Tuvera,

U6 SCRA

446 (GR 63915 29 December 1986)

Pltilippine Association ofService Exporters v Hon Ruben To es et.aL, GR 10279 6 August 1992

a.

Laws and Ru les covered by the Ru le on Publication

Tayug Rural Ba11k v CB, GR 46158, November28, 1986

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b. Computation ofTime,

Art

13, NCC

Firestone Tire

and

Rubber Co v Lariosa

and NLRC

L-70479 February

27

1987

Gonzaga v de David L-14858 December 29 1960

Rural

Btmk v Court

o

Appeals L-12116 Apri/21 1981

c.

Meaning

of

Weeks

and Months

Art.l

3, NCC

People v del Rosario L-7214 May 21 1955

(b) Principles on the Application

of

laws

a.

Presumption ofKnowtedge of he Law, Art . 3, NCC In

Re: Filar/40

Phil

205

b. Prospective Retroactive Effect

ofLaws

, Art.

4 NCC

ABS-CBN v Court

o

Tax Appeals L-51106 October I 1 1981

LoreiiZD

v

PDsadas

64 Phil

JSJ

c. Mandatory and Directory LawsArt. 5, NCC

d. Waiver

of

Rights and Exceptions Art 6, NCC

Fe atini v Gsell

34 Phii69J

e. Equity in

the

Application

of

Law An

I0, NCC

f.

Repeal of Laws Art 7, NCC

Lichauco vApDSID/44 Phi/138

and U S

v Palacio

JJ Phi/208

e)

Jurisprudence .

Duty

of the

Courts to Decide Art 8-9

l o r t t a ~ v

Plli ltx Minin CR 30642 April30 1985

(d) Customs contra.ry to public order

.

proofArt . 9, 11-12, NCC

(e) Application

of

Laws

a. Application

of

Penal laws, and

lawson

Public Security and Safety Art.l4,

NCC

b. Application of

laws

on Fami ly Rights and Duties; Status Condition and Legal Capacity of

Persons Art.

IS

,

NCC

c.law

on

Property Art. 16, NCC

d. Forms, Solemnities ofContracts and Wills Art. 17, NCC

(f) Suppletory Effect

of

the Civil Code Art. IS , NCC

(3) Human Relations (Art.l9-36, NCC), Tolentino, pp. 59-152

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Reference: Cesar S. Sangco, Chapter IX, Special Torts (Human Relations), Philippine

Law

on

Torts and Damages, JMC Press,

1978

, 363-420

Part 2: Introduction to the Family Code

(4)

Laws

on the Family and Marriage : Overview the concept of"Family"

Tolentino, pp.217-218 and Sempio-Diy, Introduction Reasons for

the

Enacttnent of

the

Family Code)

Sec.

12, Al1 II;

Sec. , Art XV,

1987

Constitution

Art.l49-150, Fam ily Code

Rommel Jacinto Dantes Silverio

R ~ p u b l i c

G.R. No. 174689, 11 October

1 7

(Obiter Dictum on

Petitioner s desire to marry r ~ r flancie}

(5) Women's Status and Equality in Marriage and the Family : CEDAW,

An l6

Part 3: Persons. Civil Personality Citizenship and Domicile

(6)

Persons, Civil Personality, Natural Juridical Persons Tolentino, pp. 156-186

(a) Capacity (Juridical Capacity Capacity to Act), Al1.

37,

NCC

(b) Incapacity (Causes Consequences), Art.3839, NCC; Women in Nation Building Act of

1992, Republic Act No.7 I92 , Sections 5-8

(c) Natural Persons Art.40-42, NCC; Survivorship Al143, N

CC

(d) Juridical Persons Art.44-46, NCC

(7) Citizenship Domicile Tolentino, pp.l87-214

1973 1987

Constitution on Citizenship; Article 4, Sec. 1-5

1987

Constitution

Article 2, Sec.

14

, 1987 Constitution

Republic Act 817 I (I 995)

Republic Act 9139, Administrative Naturalization Law, 2000 see Section

12

Republic Act

9225

, Dual Citizenship Law, 2003

Political and Public Life (Article

7),

Nationality, (Article 9) CEDAW

General Recommendation No. 23 (1997); General Recommendation No. 21,9-10

CEDAW

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Suggested additional Readings:

Issues in Citizenship, Equality and Non-DiscriminationReview, Discrimination, Article I)

CEDAW

Von Dorn v Romillo, 139 SCRA 139

Pilapil v 1boy-Somera, 174 SCRA 653

Part 4: Marriage, Fonnal

and

Essential Requisites

8)

Marriage, Definition Article I, Chapter I, FC Breach

of

Promise to Marry

Hermosisima v CA, et.ol. 109 Phil 628

and

Wassmer v Velez 12 SCRA 652

Nature ofContract Ty v Court ofAppeals, G.R. 127406, November 27, 2000

Requisites

ofMarriage, Chapter

I

Articles 1-26; Article

149

-

15

1,

FC

The Family, Article n Sec. 12; Article

XV,

Sec.l-4, 1987 Conslin.tion

Article

II

, Sec. 14; Article Xlll, Sec.14, 1987 Constitution

Unions without the BenefitofMarriage, Article 147-148, FC

Requisites

of

Marriage : Formal and Essential Requisites

Nina/ vs Bayadog, 238 SCRA 122

Eugenio v

J

Velez, G.R. 85140 May 17, 1990

Navarro v Domogtoy 259 SCRA 129

and

Pugeda v Trias 4

SCRA 49

People vBorromeo 133 SCRA 106 and Martiatequi v CA 205 SCRA

337

Tenebro vC4 GR 150158, Februqry 18, 2004

and

RP v Dayot GR 15581, 28 March

2008 false affidavit)

Cariiio v Cariiio, G.R. 102569, 2 February 2001 and Republic v C.A. and

Castro 36 SCRA

Loria

vs

Felix, 104

Phi

1

and

Trinidads. C4, 289 SCRA 188

Republic

vs

C4, 268

SCRA

198 and Marcos

vs

Marcos, 343 SCRA 755

Marriages Solemnized Outside the Philippines Article 26,

FC

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Republic

lyoy

GR

152577 21

Septembtr

2005

Republic v Orbecido 11/ GR I 54380 5 October 2005

Llorente v

C

and Lorente

GR

124371 November 23, 2000

VanDorn v Romil/o Foreign Divorce Decree)

Pilapil lbay-Somera

Republic v

CA.

and Castro Re: Secret Marriage)

(II)Rights and Obligations Between Husbands and Wi

ves

, Title Ill

Lacson v Lacson 24 SCRA 837

and

Arroyo v

Vasq11ez

de Arroyo 42 Pltil 54

Exception

to

Living together in relation

to

Fixing Domicile, Article 69 see

pw:.

(2)

Giota

11

Campos Rueda

35

Phi/252

Refer to: Republic Act 926

2

Anti-Violence Against

Women

and Children Act of2004

b. Joint Support, Management of the Household,

Reli

ef for Neglect

of

Duty, Articles 7072, FC

Arroyo v Vasquet de Arroyo 42 Phil page 54

(i) E:mcise

of

Profession, Article 73 , FC and Scmpio-Oy , pp. 130-133

(ii) Support, Title VlU , Article 194-195,

FC

When Available

Quimiguing v lcao 34

SCRA

132 and BarnueWJ v Fuster 29 Pllil606

Marcelo v Estacio 7 PhilUS and Cononitado v AlmedaLopez 109 Phil/ 169

Jocso11 v Empire l115urance Co. 103 Phil580

Characteristics

of

Support:

by

Sempio-Dy pp.331-332 case: Samson v Yatco 1 SCRA IUS

(iii) Joint Parental Authority, Article 208-2

15

FC

Leoue/ Santos and Rosario Bedia Santos v

Ct

241 SCRA 407 and Flores v sulxlfl 97 Phil 439

On Code Commission s Rationale for Husband s Decision, Article 21

1

FC Sempio-Dy. pp.

353354

in relation to: Article I02 (6);

129

(9); Presumption in favour

of

he Mother in Custody Cases when

Child is aged below seven

Unfit Parent,

Art

. 229 (5) FC; 23 1(Tennination Suspension)

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Petilionfor Habeas CorpusofAngelle Anne Cervantes 169 SCRA 575

Leouel Santos and Rosario Bedia Somas vCA

Discrimination, (Article 1 ; Marriage and Family Life, (Article 16) CEDAW;

General Recommendation No. 21, 7-8 on (Art. 15);

10

(h) on Art. 16 ; 19-20, also in relation to

Article 16, CEDAW

(12) The Family Home Property Relations- Mnrriage Settlements, Donations

(i) Applicable Property Regime, Articles 74-81. FC Quilllana v Lerma 4Phil 285

General Recommendation No. 21 , 25-29, Right to property; 30-33, Right to Marital property; 34-

3

5, Inheritance

Marriage Settlements (Pre-nuptial Agreements). Validity, Article 75-77, FC

(ii) Donations

by

Reason

o

Marriage, Art.82-87

Hardling v Commercial Union Ass. Co 38 Phi/46 1

Matabuena v Cervantes 38 SCRA U

(b) Absolute Community Conjugal Partnership

I.

hat

Constitutes Community Property, Article 91; When Constituted,

Article 88; Presumption o Inclusion, Article 93; Co-Ownership, Article 90;

Non-waiver Article 89, FC

Dt Leon RFC

36

SCRA 289 and Ahern v Julian 39 Phi/607

Jocson vJocson Vasquez 170SCRA 333 and Sideco vAznar 92 Phi/951

2.

Excluded

from

Absolute Community, Article 92, FC Sempio-Dy, pp. 159-161

3.

Charges upon the ACP, Articles 94-95,

FC

Sempio-Dy,

pp.

163-169

4.

Ownership, Administrative, Enjoyment and Disposition

o

the Community Property,

Article

96-98

Sempio-Dy

pp.

169-174

On Code Commission s Rationale for Preference over Husband s Administrative and

Management Sempio-Dy, Alicia(l988). pp.

170-171

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5

Dissolution

of

the Absolute Community

of

Property, Article 99,

FCa..

Effect

of De

facto

Separation

and Abandonment Article 100- 101 ,

FC

b. Liquidation of the ACP, Articles 102-103, FC

Onas v Javillo 59 Phil

711

a11d De Ocampo v Delizo 69 SCRA 216

ii.Conjuga.l Partnership Property -

I.

What Constitutes CPP, Article

I

06

I

08

,

When constituted,

Article

105;

Non-waiver, Article

107 in

relation

to

Article 88 89,

FC

De Ansa/do vSheriff

of

Manila 64 Pili/ 156

Philippine National Bank v Qunitos 46 Phil 170 and Noble Jose v Noble Jose

41

Phil

7 3

2.

Coverage, Conjugal Partnership Property, Article 166-120 FC

Jove/Janos vC4

210SCRA

126 and Zulueta vPan-AmAirways 49SCRA 1

3.

Exc luded Property, Article 109-115,

FC

Rodriguez v De La Cruz 8 Pili/ 665

Santos v Bartolome 44 Phil 76 and Tecson v

SSS

3 SCRA 715

Lorenzo v Nicolas

91

Phil 686 and Gonzalesv Miller 69 Phil340

People s Bank v Register o fDeeds 60Phi 167 and Perer v Perez 109 Phil64

4. Charges upon

th

CPP, Articles 121-123, FC Sempio-Dy,

pp.

210-214

5.

Administration ofthe CPP, 124-125,

FC

Sempio-Dy,

pp.21

5-216

On Code Commission

s

Rationale fi r Preference over Husbands Administrative and

Management:

Sempio-Dy, Alicia (1988).

p. 216

6.

Liquidation of theCI P, Articles 129-133, FC

Babao v Villanueva 44 Phi/921 and Moore and Sons Mercantile Co v

Wagner S

Phil

128

iii. ScparationofPropertyl. Definitio11 Article 145-146; When Constituted (Before Marriage),

Article 143; During Marriage (Grounds and Procedure), Article 134-142; Revival ofPropeny

Regime, Article 67

Partosa-Jo v

CA

18 December 1992 anti In re: Jose Bermas and Pil111 Bermas U SCRA

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2. Liability of spouses to creditors, Solidary, Article 146 2),

FC

iv.

Property Relations ofUnions without Marriage, Article 147-148, FC

Tumulos v Femandez GR 13765012April2000

c) Separation

of

Property and Property Relations

of

Unions without Marriage

Carino v Carino 351 SCRA 127 and

Valdez v RTC 260 SCRA 221

gapcry

v Palang 276SCRA 341

d)

The Family Home, Art. 151-162,

FC

Manacop v CA 277SCRA 57

and

Honrado v

C 476

SCRA 280

Arriola v Arriola GR 177703, 28 January 2008 and Spouses Verso/a v C4, 497 SCRA

J S

Modequillo v Breva 185 SCRA 766 and Valdes vRTC 260 SCRA 221

Part 6: Void Voidable Marriages and Legal Separation

13)

Lack

of

Essential and Formal Requisites Void and Voidable Marriage

Lacking Essential

and

Formal Requisites, Article 35, FC

A Wiegel v Sempio-Dy 143 SCRA 499 and lmelos vRTC

GR

1 79620, 28August 2008

Odayat v Ama11te 77

SCRA

338

14) Psychological Incapacity

Psychologicallncapacity, Article 36, FC; Republic

Act

8533 1998) in relation to Article 39;

Article 54,

FC;

Supreme Court A.M.

NO

.

02 1

1-10-SC March4, 2003

Suggested

Readings:

Important cases:

Republic v Molina, G.R. 108763, February /3 1997

Benedicta vDe La Rama 3 Phi/341 L-1056, 8 December 1903) Availability

of

Divorce)

Valdes v RTC

ojQC

GR 1227493/ July 1996LeouelSantos v C and Julia o ~ a r i o Bedia

Salttos, GR 112019 4 January 1995

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ChiMing Tsoi v Court o Appeals, G.R. No. 119190. Januiuy 16,

1997

Antonio v Reyes, G.R. 155800, Marc/r 10, 1006

Marcos v Marcos 343 SCRA 755

LeoniloAntonio v Marie Yvonne F Reyes, GR 155800,10 March 2006.

See also: Supreme Court

Rule

on Declaration ofNullity

of

Void Marriages

and

Voidable Marriages,

A.m. No:

02-11-10-SC 2003-03-04

{15)

Incestuous Marriages

and

Marriages Void for reasons

of

Public

Poli'cy;

Preswnptive Death

c.

Fi

n

al

Judgement,- Absolute Nullity

of

Previous Marriage,

Art.

40

Bobis v Bobis 3 July 2000 and Landiclro v Relova 22 SCRA 731

Rep v Castro

136 SCRA

257 and Domingo v CA 226SCRA 571

Rep.

v

Nolasco 210 SCRA 2 and Rep. v Bermudez. Lorino 18 January 2005

Valdes v RTC 260

SCRA

111

16)

Deficiency in Consent

Art.

45-47 FC

Prohibition on Collusion Mercado v

Mercad

o 337

SCRA

22

Deficiency

in

Consent, Article 45-47,FC

Common Provisions:

Support Pendente Lite, Presumptive Legitimes, Liquidation,

Support,

Custody

and

Partition,

Article

49-5

1,

FC

Prohibition

on Collusion, Article

48, FC

Record

of

Judgement and Partition, Effect on Subsequent Marriage, Article

52-53

, PC

17) Legal

Separation, Title

II

, FC

US v Joanino 17 Phil 477 Effects)

Laperal v Republic 6

SCRA

357 Surname)Hatima Yasin v Sharia District Court G.R.

No

94986

February 23, 1995 Muslim Divorce/

Surname);

Remo v Hon.Sec.ofthe DepartmentofForeign Affairs CA GR Sp.87710, July 24,

2004

Reverting to Maiden Name, Passport

Law)

Llorente v CA and Lorente GR 124371 November 23, 2000; Republic v Obrecido GR 1543805

October

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2005 EffectofDivorce by a fonner Filipino;

Sempio-Dy:

p. 32on the application of

Art. 26 [2))

Supreme Court Rules on Legal Separation, A.M. No. 02-11-11-SC

Grounds for Legal Separation , Article 55

FC

General Recommendation No. 2 I,

40)

CEDA

W;

General Recommendation No. 12

19

,

Violence Against

Women

,

CEDA W

a. When Grounds not Available, Article 56,

PC

b.

When

to

File,

Article 57,

FC

c. Six Month Period, Rcconciliaiion and Prohibition on Collusion , Articles 58-60, FC

d. See

also: Rules on

Legal

Separation,

A.

M. NO .

02

-11-11-Supreme Coun, March 15, 2003

Exception:

Sec.

19, Republic

Act 9262, Violence against Women

and

iheir Children Act of

2004;

See also

Sec.

18 no more cooling

otT

period)

Recommended cases

for

reading: People v Genosa GR 13591 January

15 2004

Part 7: The Family Family Relations, Support, Parental Authority, Emancipationand

Age

of

Majority

18)

The

Family,

rl

.149-150,

FC;

Review: Sec.

12, Art.

I I Sec.

I

Art.15 1987, Constitution)

19)Support, Review Definition, Article 194, FC ; Who are entitled to Support each othe.r, Article

195-197,

FC

20)Amount, Article

20 I

in relation

to

195-196); Necessity

and

Means Available, Article 202, PC,

liability

for

Support in case there are two or

more

obliged, Article

I

99-200,

FC When

Den

tondable, Article 203;

Effect of Separation in Fact) Article 127, FC; How to Fulfil, Article 204, FC; Non-Levy of

Support,

Article

205

; Qualification Excess) Article 208,

FC;

Reimbursement,

Third Person providing Support.

Article 206-207, FC; Contractual Support, Article 208, FC 21) Support Pendente Lite ,

Article

198, FC

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(22)Parental Aulhority, Definition, Character

of

Responsibility, Joint/ Preference for Father i.n case

ofdisagreement, Article 209 -2111; also 186 (Adoption) ; See also effect

of

adoption (l'em1ination of

Parental Authority, Parents

by

Nature, Article 189, FC)

Ex

cepti

on Illegitimate Children, Sole Parental Authority

of

h Mother, Article 176, FC

On

Code Commission's Rationale

for

Preference over Husband's Authority and Responsibi lity:

Sempio-Dy, Alici

a,

pp. 353-3

54

Discrimination, (Article l); Marriage and family life, (Article 16) CEDA

W;

Gen e

ral

Recornll endation

No

. 21 Compare

with: Articl

e I02 129, FC,

Pr

e

ference

in

fav

our of Mother,

Child a

ged beJow

seven

Espiri tu CA, G.R.

No

. 1/5640 March 15, 1995

Gua/berto v

CA

G.R.

No

. 154994.

June

28, 2005

Rights

and Duties

, Article

220

, FC

23)Civil Liability for Damages, Article 221 , FC

Child ' s

J>roperty

,

Art

icle 225-227; (Guardian Ad Litem) 222, FC

24) Loss of Parental Authority

Pennanently, Article 228; See also 234 3); 236 (Emancipation); 232 (Sexual Abuse) FC; Unfit

P

are

nt

un

d

er

Part 5, I I)

b

) (iii)

Gualberto v

CA

, G.R. No. 154994.

J ne 28

, 2005

Hontrheros Jr. Intermediate Appellate

C urt

132 SCRA 745

By

Fi

nal

Judgement, Article 229,

FC

Suspension, Article 230-231,

FC

Effe

cts ofDisciplinary

Me

asures,

Articl

e 223 (2), FC

a. Substitute Parental Authority, Article 216-219; 222; 233, FC

See : Rul es on the Legal Guardianship of

Minors

, A.M. NO . 03-02-05-Supremc Co

urt, Ma

y I, 2003.

b. Disciplinary Measures, Article 223224, FC

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Over Adopted Child, Article 191; 193 (Reinstatement to Natural Parents), FC

Article

135

(Ground for Judicial Separation

of

Property); 4 (Revival if restored), FC

Sec

Concluding Comments of the UN-CRC Committee(25)Emancipation and Age ofMajority

Concept : Emancipation

of

Minors

Recommended Reading: Emancipation ofMinors Law. Div. I I, Part 6, Chap. I, 7000

a. When it Takes Effect and Effect on Emancipated, Article 234 236, FC

b. c c o r ~ e d Agreement, Orphan Minor Child, Article 235, FC (As amended by

RA

6809)

c.

Revival

of

Parental Authority when Married Minor's marriage is declared void or annulled,

Article

237,

FC

(As amended by R 6809)

l'urt

8:

Patemiry and Filiation

(26}Concept of Legitimacy, Article 163-165; Right ofLegitimate Children, Article 174, FC ;

Unson Il/11 Na11arro

/OJ

SCRA 182

a. Legitimated Children, Article 177- I 80; Effect on Descendants, Article 181; Period,

Ground and Interest to Impugn Legitimation, Article

182

, FC

b. Adopted Children, Article

189

; Effects, Article 190; (Grounds for Legal Separation)

55, FC ; Also Sec. 3 (h), RA 9262

c. Exemptions:

Legal Fiction Extension ofLegitimucy, (Adultery) Article 167; (Nulliry) Article

53

54

in relation to Article 36, FC

27} Action to Claim Legitimacy, Article I 73; Proofof Filiation, Article 172 ,

FC

Illegitimacy,

Article

165

, FC

Briones Marice/ Miguel et.al. 440 SCRA 455 Custody of Illegitimate Children)

Reynaldo Espiritu CA and Teresita Masauding

GR

lll5640, 15 March

1995

Exception)

11

re: Stephanie Astorga Garcia GR UBJJIJJ March 2005 Sumame);

See

RA 9255

2 105)

amending Art. 176

o

ire Family Code

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Supreme Court AM.

No

. 6-11-15,2 October 2007, Rules on

DNA

Evidence

a.

Grounds to Impugn Legitimacy, Articles

166

FC

b.

Rules

on Impugning Legitimac

y,

Article

168

71, FC

Republic

Act No

. 9255, (2002)

Us

e o Fathers Swname(28) Adoption

Republic

Act

8552, Domestic Adoption Act o 1998

Lahorn

vSibulo 406SCRA

JJ5

Jlepub/ic o ile Philippines vs Court

of

Appeals et aL 205

SCRA

356

Bobanovic

eta/.

vs. Montes etc.

et

al. 141

SCRA

.485

a.

Qualifications o Adopter, Article I

83

, FC

b.

Those

who

cannot adopt, Article

184, FC

c. Spouses, Joint Adoption, Article 1

85

186, FC

d.

Effects,

Article 189,

FC

e. Succession Rights, Inheritance, Disinheritance,

Article

190-I 93,

FC

f Written

Consent to be Adopted, When Applicable, Article 188,

FC

(Compare with PD 603

(29)

Summary

Judicial Proceedings

a.\ egal Separation, Article 238-248, FC;

Ru

les on Legal Separation, A. M. NO. 02-1 1-

11

-Supreme

Court, March 15, 2003

b. Cases o Parental Authority, Article

249-2

52,

FC

c. Application

to

related Cases, Article 253,

FC

Articles 41 (Presumptive Death), 51 (Presumptive Legitimes in Void and Voidable Marriages),

(Disagreement in Fixing Domicile) 69, (Objection to exercise

o

profession) 73, (Disagreement

with

Administration

o

ACP)

96

, 1

24

(Disagreement with administration

o

CPP)

and

(Separation in Fact) 127

30. Final Provisions, Article 254-257,

:FC

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TIPS ON DIGESTING CASES:

You can never escape digesting cases in.the College ofLaw. The objective in digesting cases

is

to

discover how the law was applied. Your professor

is

less interested in the brilliancy of he lawyer or

the parties involved or how they won or lost their case. What matters is how the Supreme Court

resolved the issues.

1. DO NOT DIGEST UNLESS YOU KNOW TIJE CODAL PROVISION.

It's a total waste

o

time. On the contrary, i you

krlow

what the law requires,

i t

is. easy to d,etermine

i f

he ponies

obeyed

or

disobeyed the law. The Court always sides with the party who obeyed the law.

2. DO NOT DIGES f CASES SINGLY. [i]Groups. of cases must be digested together because

they all apply the same law - sometimes in contrasting manner. Spend the most time thoroughly

digesting the first in a batch of cases. Succeeding cases will simply reapply the same principle.

However, look out for reversals ofrulings.

3.

LOOK AT THE

DATES.

PRIOlUTIZE

DIGESTING

LATER

CASES.

Clulnces are, the

latest case will contain a recitation o fearlier cases

-

already digested

by

the ponente (the justice

who actually writes the text o f he decision). Not only that- usually, the poncnte will compare

and

contrast related cases, savlng.you a lot

qf

ime

in a ~ e you

cannot read the

full

text of he original

decision. But set apart a time to

read

the original cases anyway.

4. USE BLOCK DIAGRAMS TO REPRESENT

THE

PARTIES. Reduce the long list ofparties

into

F

iled

an

action against

C

etc. regardless of

how

long the full name of

or is.

Make a

mental chart ofwho

filed

the original case and then trace it from there

-

who won in the original

jurjsdiction, it is always the loser who appeals

i

he case was resolved normally. But 80 o fcases

-r-eaching the Supreme Court are pre-emptive; filed

by

one

o f

he parties before a

final

decision is

reached below. But.fustlhe.same, the party that goes to the Supreme Court is either the losing party

of the party about to lose. Jump to the dispositive portion

and

see i he petitioning party was

succes:.:fitl or not. Then reconstruct the arguments in between, using the liyllabus o f he case (the

first portion o f every SCRA (text) as aid.

5. AT THE VERY LEAST, DIGEST AT LEAST ONE CASE

FROM

EVERY SECTION OF

THE COURSE OUTLINE. It is not the number o f cases you digested that matters bur the

coverage. You must digest

at

least one case

for

every pertinent provision o f aw. Two;

i ou

have

the time. Three,

i

you anticipate a graded recitation.

6

SEEK AN OIJ. ORTUNI I Y TO DISPLAY

WHAT

YOU LEARNED.{[you are calledfor a

recitation

on

a case

you

did nor digest, offor to recite

on

another cases (most profe.rsors will allow

that, so long

as

you

o.ffor

to recite on the same subject matter.) The point is let the professor

krlow

that you attempted to understand the principle at work. If.embarrassed. do not sulk. Listen to the

person reciting

-

their digest

may

be correct and

i t is

it will definitely come out in the exams.

7

DO NOT DEVOUR

ALL

FACTS. YOU DO

NOT

NEED THEM. You can

t1y

applying the

reverse analysis approach. Look at the ruling

and

then find out how the Court arrivedat the n1li11g.

he

Supreme Court throws

out may

irrelevant facts because it is not a trier of acts. Do not

t1y

to

smell

.

out every

fact i

it did not even concern the Justices.

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8. REMEMBER

THE ANGLE OF CONCERN .

f ou

are digesting

for

a Constilutional Law

subject ignore the issues that do not concernyou.

ead

the case with particular interest on how the

Constitution was applied Ditto

for

other subjects.

9. KEEP

YOUR

DIGEST. YOU

WILL

DEFINITELY ENCOUNTER

THE

SAME CASES IN

YOUR

lllGHER

YEARS. [i]Most cases involve various aspects

of

the law. So the cases you

digested

n

Persons are most likely the

S lJlle

ones you will read

n

Wills and Succession. Your

angle

of

concern will

be

different

of

course, but you will save a lot

of

time

if

you are familiar with

the facts already.

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