Edelina Ando v. DFAAug. 27, 2014 | Sereno | 1stFACTS:Edelina Andomarrieda!anese "ational #ui$%iro&o'a(as%i. )na!an,#ui$%iro &o'a(as%i *as validl( granted a divor$e. +elieving in good ,ait%t%at t%e divor$e $a!a$itated %er to remarr(, Edelina married -asatomi Ando.Edelinaa!!lied,ort%erene*al o,%er.%ili!!ine!ass!orttoindi$ate%ersurname as Ando 'ut *as told at t%e DFA t%at t%e same $annot 'e issued to%er until s%e $an !rove '( $om!etent $ourt de$ision t%at %er marriage *it%%er said %us'and -asatomi is valid until ot%er*ise de$lared.Edelina ,iled *it% t%e /TC a !etition ,or de$larator( relie,, im!leading t%eDFAas res!ondent and!ra(ingt%e $ourt tode$lare%er marriage *it%-asatomi as valid and to dire$t t%e DFA to issue a !ass!ort under t%e nameEdelina Ando(Tungol. /TCissuedanorderdismissingt%e!etition,or*ant o, $ause and a$tion as *ell as 0urisdi$tion. T%e /TC said t%ere is nos%o*ing t%at Edelina $om!lied *it% t%e re1uirements set ,ort% in Art. 12 o,t%eFamil(Code, t%at is o'taininga0udi$ial re$ognitiono, t%e,oreignde$ree o, a'solute divor$e. A,ter Edelina ,iledane3!arte motion,orre$onsideration o, t%e order *as endorsed to a ,amil( $ourt, *%i$% dismissedt%e !etition ane* on t%e ground t%at !etitioner %ad no $ause o, a$tion. An e3!arte motion ,or re$onsideration *as also denied.Edelina ,iled t%is !etition ,or revie* under /ule 44.)SS5E: 67" t%e /TC erred in ruling t%at s%e %ad no $ause o, a$tion..ET)T)7"E/: 5nder A.-. "o. 028118108SC, it issolel(t%e*i,eort%e%us'and *%o $an ,ile a !etition ,or t%e de$laration o, t%e a'solute nullit( o,a void marriage. T%us, t%e state $annot $ollaterall( atta$9 t%e validit( o, amarriage in a !etition ,or de$larator( relie,. Furt%er, Edelina alleged t%at amarriage s%all 'e deemed valid until de$lared ot%er*ise in a 0udi$ial!ro$eeding. S%e also argued t%at assuming a $ourt 0udgment re$ogni:ing a0udi$ial de$ree o, divor$e is re1uired under Arti$le 12 o, t%e Famil( Code,non$om!lian$e t%ere*it% is a mere irregularit( in t%e issuan$e o, a marriageli$ense. /ES.7"DE"T: .rior 0udi$ial re$ognition '( a .%ili!!ine $ourt o, a divor$ede$ree o'tained '( t%e alien s!ouse is re1uired 'e,ore a Fili!ino s!ouse $anremarr( and 'e entitled to t%e legal e,,e$ts o, remarriage. SC: .etition is *it%out merit.1. Edelina in$orre$tl( ,iled a !etition ,or de$larator( relie, *it% res!e$t to%er !ra(er to $om!el t%e DFA to issue %er !ass!ort. S%e s%ould %ave ,irsta!!ealed 'e,ore t%e Se$retar( o, Foreign A,,airs, a$$ording to t%e .%ili!!ine.ass!ort A$t.2. Edelinas%ould%ave,ileda!etition,ort%e0udi$ial re$ognitiono,%er,oreigndivor$e,rom%er,irst %us'and*it%res!e$t to%er!ra(er,ort%ere$ognition o, %er se$ond marriage as valid.)n ;ar$ia v. /e$io, t%e SC ruled t%at a divor$e o'tained a'road '( an alienma( 'e re$ogni:ed in our 0urisdi$tion, !rovided t%e de$ree is valid a$$ordingto t%e national la* o, t%e ,oreigner. T%e !resentation solel( o, t%e divor$ede$reeisinsu,,i$ient