ELOISA MALIWAT-MELAD, PETITIONER, VS. AMANCIO REYES MELAD AND REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS.
- G.R. Number: G.R. No. 267998
- Promulgated: 2025-04-23
- Ponente: LOPEZ, M., J.
Keywords
Article 35 Family Code, Article 3 Family Code, Article 4 Family Code, Article 7 Family Code, Article 6 Family Code, Article 35(2) Family Code, Rule 130 Rules on Evidence, Canon 2 Rule 2.02 Code of Judicial Conduct, Presumption of regularity of public documents, Presumption of authority of solemnizing officer, Testimony confined to personal knowledge, Sufficiency of single witness testimony, Nullity of marriage, Lack of authority of solemnizing officer, Absence of marriage ceremony, Void ab initio, Clear and convincing evidence, Preponderance of evidence, Proof beyond reasonable doubt, Prima facie proof