IN THE MATTER OF PETITION FOR THE JUDICIAL RECOGNITION OF A DIVORCE DECREE OBTAINED IN THE STATE OF NEVADA, U.S.A., MARIA JOSEPHINE PRAXEDES OCTAVIANO, PETITIONER, VS. KARL HEINZ RUTHE AND LISA GRACE S. BERNALES, CIVIL REGISTRAR GENERAL, RESPONDENTS,
- G.R. Number: G.R. No. 218008
- Promulgated: 2023-06-26
- Ponente: KHO, JR., J.
Keywords
Article 26 Family Code, Article 26(2) Family Code, Article 15 Civil Code, Article 17 Civil Code, Rule 45 Rules of Court, Nationality Principle, Verba Legis, Spirit of the Law Controls its Letter, Judicial Recognition of Foreign Divorce Decree, Mixed Marriages, Divorce by Filipino Citizen, Petition for Review on Certiorari, Jurisdiction over the Subject Matter, Foreign Divorce Decree, Remand, Stare Decisis, Petition Granted, Orders Reversed and Set Aside, Case Remanded, RTC Erred