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Rosa Yap Paras vs Atty. Justo De Jesus Paras

ROSA YAP PARAS, complainant, vs. ATTY. JUSTO DE JESUS PARAS, respondent.

A.C. No. 5333 | 2000-10-18

D E C I S I O N


MELO, J:

This has reference to a case for disbarment initiated by complainant Rosa Yap Paras against her husband, Atty. Justo de Jesus Paras. The parties exchanged tirades and barbs in their copious pleadings, hurling invectives, cutting remarks and insults at each other. Reduced to its essentials, Rosa Paras charged her husband with dishonesty and falsification of public documents, harassment and intimidation, and immorality for siring a child with another woman. Respondent denied the allegations, contending that his wife, in cahoots with her family, is out to destroy and strip him of his share in their multi-million...