G.R. No. 82606, 18 December 1992 FACTS: The petitioner, Prima Partosa-Jo, is the legal wife of Jose Jo, herein private respondent. The latter admitted to have cohabited with 3 women and fathered 15 children. Prima filed a complaint against the husband for judicial separation of conjugal property in addition to an earlier action for support [...]

G.R. No. L-19565, 30 January 1968 FACTS: Estrella, the plaintiff, and Severino, the defendant was married in Bacolod and begotten 6 children. During their coverture, they acquired several parcels of land and were engage in various businesses. The plaintiff filed an action against her husband for the separation of their properties. She further alleged that [...]

G.R. No. 185063, 23 July 2009 FACTS: On July 20, 1965, Bonifacio O. De Leon, then single, and the People’s Homesite and Housing Corporation (PHHC) entered into a Conditional Contract to Sell for the purchase on installment of a 191.30 square-meter lot situated in Fairview, Quezon City. Subsequently, on April 24, 1968, Bonifacio married Anita [...]

G.R. No. 109557, 29 November 2000 FACTS: Dr. Ernesto Jardelaza suffered stroke that rendered him comatose. Gilda, wife of the latter, filed a petition in RTC Iloilo to be allowed as sole administrator of their conjugal property and be authorized to sell the same as her husband is physically incapacitated to discharge his functions. She [...]

G.R. No. 119064, 22 August 2000 FACTS: Abdula contracted marriage with Aida and had 3 sons with her. Abdula then married for a second time with Jubaida and no child was born out of that marriage. Abdula divorced Aida. Abdula then married Nayo and they also had no child. Thereafter, he contracted another marriage with [...]

G.R. No. 133743, 6 February 2007 FACTS: The instant case involves the settlement of the estate of Felicisimo T. San Luis (Felicisimo), who was the former governor of the Province of Laguna. During his lifetime, Felicisimo contracted three marriages. The first marriage was with Virginia Sulit on March 17, 1942 out of which were born [...]

G.R. No. 146683, 22 November 2001 FACTS: Francisco Comille and his wife Zosima Montallana became the registered owners of Lot No. 437-A located at Balintawak St. and Rizal Avenue in Dipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte in January 1956. Zosima died in 1980 hence Francisco and his mother in law executed a deed of extrajudicial partition [...]

G.R. No. 139789, 12 May 2000 FACTS: Potenciano Ilusorio, a lawyer, 86 year old of age, possessed extensive property valued at millions of pesos. For many years, he was the Chairman of the Board and President of Baguio Country Club. He was married with Erlinda Ilusorio, herein petitioner, for 30 years and begotten 6 children [...]

G.R. No. 127406, 27 November 2000 FACTS: Edgardo M. Reyes married Anna Maria Regina Villanueva in a civil ceremony on March 29, 1977, in Manila. Then they had a church wedding on August 27, 1977. However, on August 4, 1980, the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court of Quezon City declared their marriage null and void [...]

G.R. No. 139789, 139808, 19 July 2001 FACTS: Erlinda Ilusorio, the the wife of Potenciano, filed a petition with the Court of Appeals for habeas corpus to have custody of her husband in consortium. However, the Court of Appeals promulgated its decision dismissing the petition for lack of unlawful restraint or detention of the subject, [...]