G.R. No. L-49542,12 September 1980 FACTS: Respondent Filomena Gaviana Macadangdang and petitioner Antonio Macadangdang were married in 1946 after having lived together for two years and had 6 children. They started a buy and sell business and sari-sari store in Davao City. Through hard work and good fortune, their business grew and expanded into merchandising, [...]

G.R. No. L-53880, 17 March 1994 FACTS: Concepcion Alanis filed a complaint on October 1979, for the Declaration of Nullity of Marriage between her erstwhile husband Enrico Pacete and one Clarita de la Concepcion, as well as for legal separation between her and Pacete, accounting and separation of property. She averred in her complaint that [...]

G.R. No. L-10699, 18 October 1957 FACTS: On July 14, 1955, William H. Brown filed suit in the Court of First Instance of Manila to obtain legal separation from his lawful wife Juanita Yambao. He alleged under oath that while interned by the Japanese invaders, from 1942 to 1945, at the University of Sto. Tomas [...]

G.R. No. L-10033, 28 December 1956 FACTS: Petitioner, a US Navy serviceman, began receiving letters informing him of the alleged acts of infidelity of his wife, the respondent. He admitted that respondent even informed him by letter that a certain Eliong kissed her. Petitioner, then, sought for his wife and when the two met, they [...]

G.R. No. L-7294, 27 November 1987 FACTS: Private respondent filed for legal separation against petitioner with the Regional Trial Court presided over by respondent judge. Private respondent invoked concubinage as a ground. The court rendered the decision ordering petitioner to pay his wife and child support pendente lite. The court also denied his petitioner's petition [...]

G.R. No. L-30977, 31 January 1972 FACTS: Carmen Lapuz-Sy filed a petition for legal separation against Eufemio Eufemio on August 1953. They were married civilly on September 21, 1934 and canonically after nine days. They had lived together as husband and wife continuously without any children until 1943 when her husband abandoned her. They acquired [...]

G.R. No. 116607, 10 April 1996 FACTS: On June 1972, respondent Victoria Lopez Tuazon married petitioner Emilio Tuazon. Due to the series of physical abuse against the respondent, the petitioner use of prohibited drugs, cohabitating with three women, leaving the conjugal home and giving minimal child support, abuse of conjugal property use and incurring of [...]

G.R. No. L-13553, 23 February 1960 FACTS: Jose de Ocampo and Serafina Florenciano were married in 1938. They begot several children who are not living with plaintiff. In March 1951, latter discovered on several occasions that his wife was betraying his trust by maintaining illicit relations with Jose Arcalas. Having found out, he sent the [...]

G.R. No. 137590, 26 March 2001 FACTS: This is a petition for declaration of nullity of marriage due to psychological incapacity. Florence, the petitioner, was married with Philipp, a Portuguese citizen in January 1987. Florence filed in September 1994, a complaint for the declaration of nullity of their marriage. Trial ensued and the parties presented [...]

G.R. No. 179620, 26 August 2008 FACTS: Manuel married Leonida in 1989. They are both medical practitioners. They begot 3 children. 11 years later, Leonida sought to annul her marriage with Manuel claiming that Manuel is psychologically incapacitated to perform the essential marital obligations. Leonida testified that Manuel is a harsh disciplinarian and that his [...]