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Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Should the private handwritten instrument in RA 9255 be signed by the father?

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Update as of September 30, 2016: In the 2014 case of “Grace Grande v. Patricio Antonio” G.R. No. 206248, the Supreme Court declared void ...
Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Custody battles over children, the Sean Goldman case, and Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction

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I have written several posts on the issue of custody battles over children, namely, (1) Can a mother be deprived of custody of her child? ; ...
Thursday, December 03, 2009

Is the Philippine embassy in Japan violating Article 26 of the Family Code and Supreme Court decisions?

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Update as of April 25, 2018: “SC recognizes divorce in marriage with foreigners” (Rappler) The Supreme Court (SC) en banc issu...
Tuesday, November 10, 2009

If a person gets married while the petition for declaration of nullity of the first marriage is ongoing, can he or she be charged with bigamy?

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Please also read the earlier post: Is bigamy committed when a person gets married to another party while his or her petition for annulment ...
Tuesday, November 03, 2009

Legal lessons from GMA 7 telenovela “Ikaw Sana”

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I love watching local and foreign news programs. Last week while waiting for the 6:30 PM newscasts, I got to watch snippets of episodes of G...
Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Custody battles over children between grandparents and a mother or father

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Summary: 1. In custody battles, the law favors the parents over the grandparents (Santos vs. CA, G.R. No. 113054 March 16, 1995). The ...
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Monday, October 12, 2009

RA 9262 and other cases involving women: where to ask for help

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For RA 9262 and other cases involving women, you can ask for help from the following: Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)...
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Monday, September 07, 2009

HB 6699: Child spanking soon outlawed in RP? Is spanking a Biblically-endorsed way of discipline?

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(Note: Jump to the sections “ Is spanking a Biblically-endorsed way of discipline? ” and “ Practical considerations: spanking in church-base...
Thursday, August 27, 2009

If a wife gets pregnant by a man not her husband, will the child be legitimate or illegitimate?

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Summary: How does a wife get pregnant by a man who is not her husband? What will be the status of the child? Situation 1: By artificia...
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