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Angeles vs Maglaya

Facts:

1. Nov 20, 1939 when resp Aleli Maglaya was born

2. 1948 when deceased rancisco !arried "elen

Angeles

3. 1988 when her !o#her $enoveva died

4. March 1998 when Aleli Maglaya %iled in &'(

(aloocan pe#i#ion #o be !ade ad!inis#ra#i) o% la#e

rancisco Angeles* es#a#e since she is sole legi#i!a#e

da+gh#er o% rancisco. 'his was con#es#ed by his wi%e

"elen Angeles.

. &'(- Aleli %ailed #o prove %ilia#ion

. (A- reversed decision and said #ha# Aleli was

indeed a legi#i!a#e child o% rancisco and $enoveva

ISSUE- /N (A erred in declaring Aleli as a

legi#i!a#e child

HELD-

5aw applied: FC 164 children conceived or

born !r"ng t#e $arr"age o% &arents are

legi#i!a#e

Aleli never showed any evidence o% a !arriage

e)is#ing be#ween rancisco and $enoveva. 6n %ac#, i%

#hey did !arry, i# wo+ld have rendered rancisco7s

!arriage #o "elen as biga!o+s. owever, Aleli

hersel% recognied "elen as #he s+rviving spo+se in

her pe#i#ion %or le##ers o% ad!inis#ra#ion

o '"t#o!t ev"ence o% $arr"age( one can)t

&res!$e Alel" to be leg"t"$ate c#"l

(A erred in declaring #ha# bir#h cer#i%ica#e

ind+bi#ably es#ablishes legi#i!acy

o 6n order %or legi#i!acy #o be es#ablished, bir#h

cer#i%ica#e !+s# bear #he signa#+res o% "' !o#her

and %a#her. nly a##ending physician7s signa#+re was

in #he cer#i%ica#e. 'h+s i# only showed #he %ac# o% bir#h

o% a child and no# legi#i!acy

:apers and pho#ographs ;school record, weddings

pic#+res< #ha# show rancisco Angeles as her %a#her is

no# s+%%icien# eno+gh #o prove %ilia#ion. 'his onlyshows #ha# she is a (65= o% rancisco.

*ESUL+- a# bes#, co+ld only be declared a na#+ral

child and N' a legi#i!a#e child.

SSS vs, Ag!as( -,*, 16..46

FAC+S-

1. :ablo Ag+as, !e!ber and pensioner,

died 12>8>9. :ablo7s s+rviving spo+se,

responden# &osanna %iled a clai! wi#h

%or dea#h bene%i#s. he indica#ed in her clai!

#ha# :ablo was li?ewise s+rvived by his

!inor child, @eylnn a?a @enelynB, born

10>29>91

2. 4>9C, received a sworn le##er %ro!

:ablo7s sis#er 5e#ecia con#es#ing &osanna7s

clai! %or dea#h bene%i#s, alleged #ha#

&osanna abandoned #he %a!ily abode !ore

#han years be%ore #he and lived w> ano#her

!an, de la :enaD :ablo had no legal children

w> &osanna. 5e#ecia enclosed bir#h cer# o%@e%ren born 11>1>9 #o &osanna and de la

:ena and #ha# #he 2 were !arried 11>1>90

3. &osanna con#ends #ha# @eylnn was a

legi#i!a#e child o% :ablo as evidenced by her

bir#h cer# bearing :ablo7s signa#+re as %a#her

4. @ane#, who also clai!ed #o be #he child o%

deceased and &osanna, Eoined as clai!an#. 6#

appears in her bir#h cer# #ha# her %a#her was

:ablo and her !o#her was &osanna.

. s+!!oned several personsD so!e s#a#ed

#ha# spo+ses* real child was @eylnn, @ane#

was only an adop#ed child b+# #here were no

legal papers.

. r+led #ha# &osanna was no longer

F+ali%ied as clai!an#. As %or @eylnn and

@ane#, #hey were no# :ablo7s legi#i!a#e

children.

ISSUE- /N @eylynn ad @ane# are legi#i!a#e

children o% deceased ;#h+s en#i#led #o dea#h bene%i#s29>91D &osanna and :ablo were

!arried 12>4>CC and !arriage s+bsis#ed +n#il

la##er*s dea#h on 12>8>9


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:res+!p#ion o% legi#i!acy can*# e)#end #o @ane#

beca+se her da#e o% bir#h wasn7# s+bs#an#ially proven.

Gnder &A111, only Hlegally adop#ed children are

considered dependen# children.

INo#e- @eylnn is really #he child o% &o!eo. 5ol. (o

:abling is in%er#ile.

&G5'- Mo#ion :A&'6A55 $&AN'=. (A

=(66N A6&M= /6' M=66(A'6N.

*"vera vs He"rs o% /"llan!eva

FAC+S-

1. :e#i#ioners are allegedly hal%bro#hers, hal%

sisinlaw and children o% a hal%bro#her o%

deceased :A(6'A. &esponden#s are

allegedly siblings, %+ll and hal%blood o%

&MGA5=D responden#s are deno!ina#ed

as heirs o% &o!+aldo. &esponden# Angelina

is allegedly #he da+gh#er o% :aci#a and

&o!+aldo.

2. ro! 192C +n#il her dea#h in 1980, :aci#a

cohabi#ed w> &o!+aldo w>o+# #he bene%i# o%

!arriage beca+se #he la##er was !arried #o

A!anda M+sngi who died on 4>20>3. 6n #he

co+rse o% #heir cohabi#a#ion, #hey acF+ired

several proper#ies. :aci#a died C>3>80

wi#ho+# leaving a will.

3. 8>8>80, &o!+aldo and responden# Angelinae)ec+#ed a deed o% e)#raE+dicial par#i#ion

w>sale ;an e)#raE+dicial se##le!en# o%

:aci#a7s es#a#e &o!+aldo %or 20 years

SU0+A v SU0+A 23135

FAC+S: (ris#ina Ag+inaldo+n#ay ;(ris#ina< died

in#es#a#e on 4 @+ne 1990. (ris#ina was s+rvived by her

spo+se, =r. ederico +n#ay ;ederico< and %ive

grandchildren- #hree legi#i!a#e grandchildren,

incl+ding herein responden#, 6sabelD and #woillegi#i!a#e grandchildren, incl+ding pe#i#ioner

!ilio 666, all by ederico*s and (ris#ina*s only child,

!ilio A. +n#ay ;!ilio 6


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on #he gro+nd #ha# 6sabel had no righ# o%

represen#a#ion #o #he es#a#e o% (ris#ina, she being an

illegi#i!a#e grandchild o% #he la##er as a res+l# o%

6sabel*s paren#s* !arriage being declared n+ll and

void ;( said N, voidable !arriageKlegi#i!a#e

?ids


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A*;LA*I; vs, CA 13o

Facts-

1. or#illano, an e!ployee o% pe#i#ioner (on#inen#al

#eel Man+%ac#+ring (orpora#ion ;(on#inen#al #eelshe co+ld no# have e)is#ed

or s+s#ained hi!sel%>hersel% wi#ho+# #he power or aid

o% so!eone else, speci%ically, his>her !o#her.

Iss!e- /he#her or no# a %e#+s can be considered a

legi#i!a#e child

Hel- es. 'here was no F+es#ion #ha# or#illano and

his wi%e were legally !arried, !a?ing #he child

legi#i!a#e. 5egi#i!a#e- children conceived d+ring #he

!arriage. 6llegi#i!a#e- conceived and born o+#side a

valid !arriage, +nless #he law gives #he! legi#i!a#e

s#a#+s. 5egi#i!acy> illegi#i!acy a##aches +pon

concep#ion. 'h+s, #he child is legi#i!a#e +pon her

concep#ion.

&G5'- :'6'6N =N6=.

S!ntay vs, S!ntay 21


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'here is li?ewise no !eri# in pe#i#ioner*s arg+!en#

#ha# i# is #he disposi#ive por#ion o% #he decision which

!+s# con#rol as #o whe#her or no# #he !arriage o%

responden# 6sabel*s paren#s was void or voidable.

&G5'- :'6'6N =6M6=.

*"vera vs *a$"reB

FAC+S:

1. Adol%o &a!ire and wi%e &osi#a &ivera

were !arried in 1942. 'heir only child died

in in%ancy. &osi#a and Adol%o died. eb.

199R le+#erio &ivera, &osi#a*s nephew,

%iled a pe#. %or #he iss+ance o% le##ers o%

ad!inis#ra#ion wi#h #he &'( covering #he

es#a#e o% &osi#a who died in#es#a#e and wi#h

no direc# ascendan#s or descendan#s. e also

s+b!i##ed #o #he in#es#a#e co+r# a lis# o% #he

o#her nephews and nieces o% &osi#a who

agreed #o le+#erio*s appoin#!en# as

ad!inis#ra#or o% her es#a#e.2. March 199R &'( iss+ed le##er o%

ad!inis#ra#ion in %avo+r o% le+#erio. #a.

'eresi#a $eneral ospi#alR proper#y #ha#

le+#erio believed is par# o% &osi#a*s es#a#e

which was being !anaged by &ober#

&a!ire.

3. &ober# and 5ydia &a!ire clai! #ha# #hey

are Adol%o*s children by ano#her wo!an.

&ober# opposed #he iss+ance o% #he

s+bpoena. le+#erio*s o#her !o#ions weren*#

ac#ed +pon.

4. 5a#er on, le+#erio vol+n#eered #o coad!inis#er #he la#e spo+ses* es#a#e wi#h

Adol%o*s heirs ;&ay!ond, &ober# and

5ydia


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wedloc?, /illia! Michael Pelarde ;now 14

yrs old< born also a# G.

2. aid !arriage however was dissolved

#hro+gh a decree o% divorce %ro! ( o%

(ali%ornia on >31>49. laine had 2nd

!arriage wi#h =on Moore on 9>29> a# 5A,

(A. /illia! ;!inor< lived wi#h #he!.

3. laine %iled a# (6 &ial a !o#ion #o have

her child7s s+rna!e be changed in#o Moore

ins#ead o% Pelarde. '( denied s+ch pe#i#ion

#here%ore #his appeal.

Iss!e- /N a legi#i!a#e child can change his

s+rna!e

Hel: J+ali%ied No.

:hilippine laws do no# per!i# a legi#i!a#echild #o +se #he s+rna!e o% so!eone who is

no# his %a#her.

N(( 34 legi#i!a#e child sho+ld +se #he

s+rna!e o% his %a#her. N(( 39 !oreover

ci#es #ha# in case o% ann+l!en#, child

conceived be%ore s+ch decree shall +se #he

s+rna!e o% his> her %a#her.

5i?ewise, sa!e concep# r+les over decree o%

divorceD #here%ore law does N' sanc#ion

s+ch change o% na!e. ( +pheld s+ch

posi#ion, saying #ha# con%+sion !ay arise

wi#h respec# #o pa#erni#y and #ha# said

change !ay even redo+nd #o #he preE+dice o%

#he child.

Moreover, #he child is s#ill a !inor and

#here%ore a%oresaid ac#ion is pre!a#+re. aid

child !ay in his !a#+re age decide %or

hi!sel% #o ins#iga#e s+ch change o% na!e.

0aloBa v, *e&!bl"c

Facts:1. Tosi!a Naldoa !arried =ionesio

=ivinagracia on >30>C0. 'hey had 2

children- @r. and "o!bi &ober#o. =ionesio

abandoned conE+gal ho!e a%#er Tosi!a

con%ron#ed hi! abo+# his previo+s !arriage.

Also, he allegedly swindled 0? %ro! &ep.

Maglana and 10? %ro! a cer#ain $alagar,

e#c.

2. (lass!a#es o% @r. and "o!bi were #easing

#he! beca+se o% #heir swindler %a#her. 'o

obli#era#e any connec#ion be#ween her

children and =ionesio ;#hereby relieving #he

?ids o% #he re!ar?s o% class!a#es


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&esponden#s Al%erdo ng @r. and &ober# ng are

children o% a#+rnina (aballes allegedly by Man+el

ng.

Man+el ;represen#ing hi!sel% as Al%redo $o< was

in#rod+ced #o a#+rnina by Picen#e y and (ons#ancia

5i! ;in 193 a# a nigh# cl+b in ceb+


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child. (A dis!issed #his %or #here is no !edical proo%

and Man+el ac?nowledged a 5o+rdes "alili ;born

1939< as his na#+ral child wi#h a Pic#oria "alili. he

has t#e r"g#t to t#e bear t#e na$e o% #er nat!ral

%at#er.

An ad+l# !ale is pres+!ed #o have nor!al powers o%

virili#y and #he b+rden o% evidence #o prove #he

con#rary res#s +pon hi! who clai!s o#herwise.

:e#i#ioner has no# overco!e #his pres+!p#ion

*e&!bl"c vs CA 2= SC*A 1=5

Facts:

(yn#hia Picencio %iled a pe#i#ion %or change

o% s+rna!e, %ro! PicencioB #o +B. (yn#hia

alleged #ha# she was born on 19 @an+ary 19C1 in

J+eon (i#y, #o #he spo+ses :ablo (as#ro Picencio

and e sperana de Pega 5eabres. n 10 @an+ary

19C2, a%#er a !ari#al spa#, :ablo Picencio le%# #heir

conE+gal abode. ince #hen, :ablo Picencio never

reappeared nor sen# s+ppor# #o his %a!ily and i# was

rnes#o + who had co!e #o #he aid o% her !o#her.

n 1 April 198, her !o#her and rnes#o + go#

!arried.

ince her childhood, she had no# ?nown !+ch less

re!e!bered her real %a#her :ablo Picencio, and her?nown %a#her had been and s#ill is rnes#o +.

=espi#e o% which she had been +sing #he %a!ily na!e

PicencioB in her school and o#her ac#ivi#ies. 6n view

o% s+ch si#+a#ion, con%+sion arose as #o her paren#age

and she had been s+bEec#ed #o inF+iries why she is

+sing Picencio as her %a!ily na!e, bo#h by her

class!a#es and #heir neighbors, ca+sing her e)#re!e

e!barrass!en#. n #wo ;2< occasions when she ran

as a bea+#y con#es#an# in a 5ions (l+b a%%air and in a

Manila &ed (ross pagean#, her na!e was en#ered as

(yn#hia 5. +. er s#ep%a#her had been cons+l#ed

abo+# #he pe#i#ion and had given his consen# #here#o.

'he #rial co+r# gran#ed #he pe#i#ion. 'he decision was

a%%ir!ed by #he (o+r# o% Appeals, which held #ha# i# is

%or #he bes# in#eres# o% (yn#hia #ha# her s+rna!e be

changed.

Iss!e: /N (yn#hia can change her s+rna!e #o #ha#

o% her s#ep%a#her.

Hel:No

/e have recognied inter alia, #he %ollowing as

s+%%icien# gro+nds #o warran# a change o% na!e- ;a

visi#a#ion righ#s #o #he a#her, @oey =. "riones.

2< Mar , 027 %iles %or abeas (orp+s clai!ing #he

child was visi#ed by Vs Maricel and rancisca Mig+el

rela#ives o% #he !o#her o% #he child, V 5ore#a Mig+el,

+nder #he pre#e)# o% #a?ing #he child #o M, #hen #hey

did no# re#+rn.

3< clai!s #ha# he e)#ensively loo?ed %or #he child

b+# %ailed so he was co!pelled #o %ile %or habeas

corp+s.4< W !o#her 5ore#a alleges #ha# #he child was no#

#a?en as he was %e#ched by her w> #he consen#.

< W and !e# in @apan and had a rela#ionship

#oge#her w>c bore #he child Michael Xevin :ineda

;rela#ionship even#+ally so+red accd7g #o V 5ore#a

beca+se o%illici# rela#ionship w> ano#her wo!an, V

now !arried #o @apanese na#ionalw #he na#+ral

and sp+rio+s na#+re o% #he illegi#i!a#e child

as #hey are #rea#ed in #he sa!e ca#egory.

+r#her!ore absen# any co!pelling reason

%or depriving V 5ore#a c+s#ody over #he child

;s+ch as neglec# or abandon!en#,

+ne!ploy!en#, i!!orali#y, habi#+al

dr+n?enness, dr+g addic#ion, !al#rea#!en#

o% #he child, insani#y, and a%%lic#ion w> a

co!!+nicable disease< c+s#ody shall re!ain

w> #he !o#her, wi#h #he %a#her gran#ed

visi#a#ion righ#s.

2. Mo#her. &igh#- #he child can choose who he

wan#s #o live wi#h when he reaches 10 years

old

;Ac#ion !oo# since child o%% #o @apan d+ring #he

pendency o% #he ac#ion her %a#her i% #he la##er had e)pressly recognied

hi! or her as his o%%spring #hro+gh #he record o% bir#h

appearing in #he civil regis#rar or #hro+gh an

ad!ission !ade in a p+blic or priva#e handwri##en.

=oc+!en#s presen#ed by @ennie already s+%%ice. 'he

a%%idavi# e)ec+#ed by #he %a#her o% =o!iniF+e and #he

#es#i!ony o% his bro#her, whose s+ccessional righ#s

!ay be a%%ec#ed corrobora#es #he clai! o% @ennie.

(ase a# bar, #he recogni#ion !ade in any o% #he

doc+!en#s is, in i#sel%, a cons+!!a#ed ac# o%

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ac?nowledg!en# o% #he child*s pa#erni#yD hence, no

separa#e ac#ion %or E+dicial approval is necessary.

Ar# 1C does no# e)plici#ly s#a#e #ha# #he p+#a#ive

%a#her !+s# sign #he priva#e handwri##en ins#r+!en#

%or i# #o have proba#ive val+e.

MA0U0-AS / L;*E+;

-

1. ngracia Man+ngas was #he wi%e o% loren#ino

Man+ngas. 'hey had no children and

adop#ed a!+el Avila.2. loren#ino died in 19CC. Avila predeceased his

!o#her.

3. Gpon #he dea#h o% loren#ino, ngracia

!o#ioned #o par#i#ion #he s#a#e, s+b!i##ing

#ha# #he heirs are hersel%, Avila and &a!onMan+ngas, #he na#+ral child o% loren#ino.

4. AvilaYs widow e)ec+#ed a waiver o% righ#s.

. c#ober 199 ngracia s+ed =iosdadoMan+ngas and Milagros :aci%ico %or illegal

de#ainer. 'hey clai!ed #ha# =iosdado is #he

illegi#i!a#e son o% loren#ino. M'(

dis!issed #he case. &'( also dis!issed #hesa!e.

. =iosdado ins#i#+#ed a pe#i#ion %or #he iss+ance

o% le##ers o% ad!inis#ra#ion over #he s#a#e o%

ngracia Man+ngas in his %avor, alleging#ha# as he is #he illegi#i!a#e child o%

Man+ngas. 5ore#o opposed. (ase wasdis!issed.

6- /N =iosdado, an illegi#i!a#e child, !ay e)ercise

righ#s over #he es#a#e o% ngracia Man+ngas, #he wi%e

o% his p+#a#ive %a#herL

- No. 'he %ac# #ha# =iosdado is an heir #o #he es#a#e

o% loren#ino does no# !ean #ha# he is en#i#led or even

F+ali%ied #o beco!e #he special ad!inis#ra#or o% #hes#a#e o% Man+ngas.

6# co!es wi#h reason and pr+dence #ha# #hose who areappoin#ed special ad!inis#ra#or be in#eres#ed in #hepreserva#ion o% #he es#a#e.

(ase a# bar, #he evidence on record shows #ha#

=iosdado is no# rela#ed #o #he la#e ngracia and so heis no# in#eres#ed in preserving #he la##erYs es#a#e.

-;+A*D; / ULI0-

-

1. =ivina "+ling %iled a case in 199 %or #he

co!p+lsory recogni#ion o% her child $li%%eagains# (harles $o#ardo

2. vidence was presen#ed showing #ha# =ivina

and (harles !e# in 1992 and #heir se)+al

rela#ions s#ar#ed in 1993. 6# occ+red #wice a

!on#h.3. he %o+nd o+# she was pregnan# in A+g+s#

1994.

4. he gave bir#h on March 9, 199. (harles

%ailed #o show +p and did no# s+ppor#

$li%%e.

. :e#i#ioners i!p+gns #he pa#erni#y o% #he child

clai!ing #ha# hey had #heir %irs# se)+al

enco+n#er in A+g+s# 1994.

. &'( dis!issed #he co!plain# beca+se o% so!e

inconsis#encies o% =ivina when being crosse)a!ined. (A reversed and concl+ded

par#ies had se) even be%ore 1994, #ha#=ivina had only one boy%riend.

6- /N illegi#i!a#e child !ay be given s+ppor#L

- es

(o+r# %o+nd #ha# $li%%e is indeed #he child o% #he

pe#i#ioner. 'his was d+ly proven #hro+gh #he#es#i!ony o% =ivina #ha# she only had been se)+ally

involved wi#h one !an a# #he #i!e o% her pregnancy.

ince i# had already been es#ablished #ha# (harles is#he %a#her o% #he child, s+ppor# %ollows as a !a##er o%

obliga#ion. A paren# is obliged #o s+ppor# a child,

whe#her legi#i!a#e or illegi#i!a#e.

2,000 !on#hly child s+ppor# shall be awarded #o

=ivina and $li%%e.

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*eyes v, Ma!r"c"o

-

1. +genio &eyes was #he regis#ered owner o% a

parcel o% land in "+lacan.

2. 5ibrada and da+gh#er 5eonida Ma+rico %iled#he case %or ann+l!en# o% agree!en#

clai!ing #ha# #hey are #he heirs o% $odo%redo

Ma+ricio who was #he law%+l and regis#ered

#enan# o% +genio.

3. 'hey clai!ed #ha# $odo%redo had beenwor?ing on #he land since 193 +n#il his

dea#h in 1994. +r#her, #hey arg+e #ha# #he

agree!en# signed +pon $odo%redoYs dea#hwas had #hro+gh %ra+d and decei#.

4. 5ibrada died, 5eonida was s+bs#i#+#ed as a

par#y.

. &eyes arg+es #ha# no #enancy rela#ionshipe)is#ed be#ween hi! and responden#s. e

clai!ed #ha# 5ibrada vol+n#arily a%%i)ed her

signa#+re on #he doc+!en#.

. 6# was held #ha# Ma+ricios are #enan#s o%&eyes. (ase was bro+gh# #o #he (A, (A

s+s#ained #he decision.C. eeling depera#e, +genio %iled an appeal wi#h

#he (. e presen#ed several arg+!en#s,in#er alia, 5eonida is no# a par#y #o #he case,

in e%%ec# a##ac?ing #he legi#i!acy o% 5eonida

colla#erally.

6- /N legi#i!acy o% a child !ay be i!p+gned

colla#erallyL

- No. ilia#ion canno# be colla#erally a##ac?ed. 'helegi#i!acy o% a child canno# be con#es#ed by way o%

de%ense or as a colla#eral iss+e in ano#her ac#ion %or a

di%%eren# p+rpose.

Ar#. 1C0 and 1C1 o% #he ( provides #ha# any ac#ion

agains# F+es#ions o% legi#i!acy !+s# be bro+gh# +p in

#he proper co+r#. 6# can only be F+es#ioned in a direc#

ac#ion seasonably %iled by #he proper par#y and no#

#hro+gh colla#eral a##ac?.

Anal vs Macara"g

A('-

1. Mariano Andal, a !inor, assis#ed by his

!o! Maria =+enas %iled a co!plain# %or #he

recovery o% #he ownership and possession o%

a parcel o% land owned by !iliano Andal

and Maria =+enas. Mariano was born on

@+ne 1C, 1943.

2. d+vigis Macaraig, dona#ed land via prop#er

n+p#ias #o !iliano.

3. !iliano was s+%%ering %ro! '".

4. Maria =+enas eloped wi#h eli), #he bro#her

o% !iliano.. Maria gave bir#h #o a boy, in #he na!e o%

Mariano Andal.

. !iliano died on @an 1, 1943.

6- /N Mariano Andal is #he legi#i!a#e child o% #he

Maria and MarianoL

-

Ar#. 108 o% #he (( provides #ha# children born a%#er

180 days a%#er #he dissol+#ion o% #he !arriage or 300

days ne)# %ollowing #he dissol+#ion or separa#ion o%

#he spo+ses are pres+!ed #o be legi#i!a#e.

(onsidering #ha# Mariano was born on @+ne 1C, 1943

and !iliano died on @an+ary 1, 1943, #he %or!er is

pres+!ed #o be a legi#i!a#e son o% #he la##er beca+se

he was born wi#hin 300 days %ollowing #he

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preceding #he bir#h o% #he child can i# be considered

#ha# #he child was no# legi#i!a#e.

Maria*s illici# in#erco+rse wi#h a !an o#her #han #he

h+sband d+ring #he ini#ial period does no# precl+de

cohabi#a#ion be#ween h+sband and wi%e. ;Meaning,

#hey can s#ill have se) even when he has ano#her

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and #he child born was conde!ned

illegi#i!a#e.

4, (+s#ody was #hen given #o 'heresa.

., 'heresa con#ends #ha# a p+#a#ive %a#her

canno# have visi#a#ion righ#s over #he

illegi#i!a#e child and #he child*s s+rna!eshall be changed #o #he !o#her*s !aiden

na!e.

6, $erardo opposed #he view o% 'heresa and

clai!s #ha# he canno# be denied access #o

@ose as he is #he real %a#her o% #he sa!e.

Iss!e:/N a child born o+# o% a biga!o+s !arriage

is considered an illegi#i!a#e child o% #he prior

!arriage con#rac#edL

*!l"ng:No. @ose is a legi#i!a#e child o% 'heresa

A0D MA*I; 2%or$er #!sban5AN= N'

$&A&=

Al#ho+gh i# is #r+e #ha# a child is considered

legi#i!a#e even when #he !o#her !ay have declared

agains# i#s legi#i!acy or !ay have been sen#enced as

an ad+l#eress. +ch legi#i!acy per#ains #o #he

!arriage #ha# was %irs# con#rac#ed.

n #he arg+!en# o% $erardo #ha# accdg. #o Ar#. 1

;b< o% #he (, #he legi#i!acy o% #he child !ay be

i!p+gned, when #he h+sband and #he wi%e is living

separa#ely and se)+al in#erco+rse is no# possibleB

canno# be given gro+nd beca+se he %ailed #o show

proo% #ha# #here is an i!possibili#y be#ween 'heresa

and Mario #o have se). Mario lives 4 ?ilo!e#ers away

%ro! #he residence o% 'heresa .

'he bir#h cer#i%ica#e o% @ose canno# be given

eviden#iary val+e beca+se i# was no# o%%ered as

evidence in co+r#. Also, proo% o% %ili#ia#ion can onlybe given credence when #he legi#i!acy o% #he child is

in F+es#ion. nly Mario and o#her heirs can F+es#ion

s+ch legi#i!acy beca+se in #he eyes o% #he law,

$erardo has no s#anding as he is considered a

s#ranger #o @ose.

'he law and only #he law de#er!ine, who are #he

legi#i!a#e or illegi#i!a#e children, %or one*s

legi#i!acy or illegi#i!acy canno# ever be

co!pro!ised. No# even #he bir#h cer#i%ica#e o% #he

!inor can change his s#a#+s %or #he in%or!a#ion

con#ained #herein is !erely s+pplied by #he !o#herand>or #he s+pposed %a#her. 6# sho+ld be wha# #he law

says and no# wha# a paren# says i# is.

A-US+I0 / CA

Facts:

&esponden#s e Angela and her son Mar#in

:rolla!an#e s+ed Mar#in*s alleged biological %a#her,

pe#i#ioner Arnel Ag+s#in, %or s+ppor# and

s+ppor#pendente litebe%ore #he J+eon (i#y &'(.

6n #heir co!plain#, responden#s alleged #ha# Arnel

co+r#ed e, a%#er which #hey en#ered in#o an in#i!a#e

rela#ionship. Arnel s+pposedly i!pregna#ed e on her

34#h bir#hday b+# despi#e Arnel*s insis#ence on

abor#ion, e decided #o give bir#h #o #heir child o+# o%

wedloc?, Mar#in. 'he baby*s bir#h cer#i%ica#e was

p+rpor#edly signed by Arnel as #he %a#her. Arnel

sho+ldered #he prena#al and hospi#al e)penses b+#

la#er re%+sed e*s repea#ed reF+es#s %or Mar#in*s

s+ppor# despi#e his adeF+a#e %inancial capaci#y and

even s+gges#ed #o have #he child co!!i##ed %or

adop#ion. Arnel also denied having %a#hered #he child.

n @an+ary 2001, while e was carrying %ive!on#h

old Mar#in a# #he (api#ol ills $ol% and (o+n#ry (l+b

par?ing lo#, Arnel sped o%% in his van, wi#h #he open

car door hi##ing e*s leg. 'his inciden# was repor#ed

#o #he police. everal !on#hs la#er, e was diagnosed

wi#h le+?e!ia and has, since #hen, been +ndergoingche!o#herapy. e and Mar#in #hen s+ed Arnel %or

s+ppor#.

e and Mar#in !oved %or #he iss+ance o% an order

direc#ing all #he par#ies #o s+b!i# #he!selves #o =NA

pa#erni#y #es#ing, which Arnel opposed by invo?ing

his cons#i#+#ional righ# agains# sel%incri!ina#ion and

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!oving #o dis!iss #he co!plain# %or lac? o% ca+se o%

ac#ion.

'he #rial co+r# denied #he M'= and ordered #he

par#ies #o s+b!i# #he!selves #o =NA pa#erni#y #es#ing

a# #he e)pense o% #he applican#s. 'he (o+r# o%

Appeals a%%ir!ed #he #rial co+r#, #h+s #his pe#i#ion.

Iss!e:

/>N #he responden# co+r# erred in denying #he

pe#i#ioner*s M'=

/>N #he co+r# erred in direc#ing par#ies #o s+bEec# #o

=NA pa#erni#y #es#ing and was a %or! o%

+nreasonable search

Hel:

1, 0o, 'he #rial co+r# properly denied #he pe#i#ioner*s

!o#ion #o dis!iss beca+se #he priva#e responden#s*

co!plain# on i#s %ace showed #ha# #hey had a ca+se o%

ac#ion agains# #he pe#i#ioner. 'he ele!en#s o% a ca+se

o% ac#ion are- ;1< #he plain#i%%*s pri!ary righ# and #he

de%endan#*s corresponding pri!ary d+#y, and ;2< #he

delic# or wrong%+l ac# or o!ission o% #he de%endan#,

by which #he pri!ary righ# and d+#y have been

viola#ed. 'he ca+se o% ac#ion is de#er!ined no# by #he

prayer o% #he co!plain# b+# by #he %ac#s alleged.

3, 0o, 6n Ople v. )orres,#he +pre!e (o+r# s#r+c?

down #he proposed na#ional co!p+#eried

iden#i%ica#ion sys#e! e!bodied in Ad!inis#ra#ive

rder No. 308, we said-

*n no uncertain ter$s, +e also underscore that the

riht to privacy does not bar all incursions into

individual privacy. )he riht is not intended to stifle

scientific and technoloical advance$ents that

enhance public service and the co$$on ood...

6n#r+sions in#o #he righ# !+s# be acco!panied by

proper sa%eg+ards #ha# enhance p+blic service and #he

co!!on good.

is#orically, i# has !os#ly been in #he areas o% legali#y

o% searches and sei+res, and #he in%ringe!en# o%

privacy o% co!!+nica#ion where #he cons#i#+#ional

righ# #o privacy has been cri#ically a# iss+e.

:e#i#ioner*s case involves nei#her and, as already

s#a#ed, his arg+!en# #ha# his righ# agains# sel%

incri!ina#ion is in Eeopardy holds no wa#er.

Herrera vs, Alba

Ac#ion #o i!p+gn 5egi#i!acy- "iological or o#her

scien#i%ic gro+ndsB

Facts-

14 May 1998, #hen #hir#eenyearold &osendo Alba,

represen#ed by his !o#her Ar!i Alba be%ore #he #rial

co+r# a pe#i#ion %or co!p+lsory recogni#ion, s+ppor#

and da!ages agains# pe#i#ioner ;&osendoerrera14>83, #hen

!arried #o Ag+eda =enoso ;childless>88 priv

resp $+adal+pe $aspay Al%aro alleged _ '( #ha#

she*s ac?nowledged 6( o% laviano wi#h (la+dia

:ason, prayed %or iss+ance o% le##ers o% ad!in o%

laviano*s es#a#e.

:e#i#ioners are @r. ;adop#ed son< and riber#a ;ne)# o%

?in< who %iled %or an M'= ;!o#ion #o dis!iss

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