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Asuncion S. Liguid vs Judge Policarpio S. Camano, Jr.

ASUNCION S. LIGUID, complainant, vs. JUDGE POLICARPIO S. CAMANO, JR., Regional Trial Court, Branch 58, Tigaon, Camarines Sur, respondent.

A.M. No. RTJ-99-1509 | 2002-08-08

R E S O L U T I O N

YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.:

Complainant owned a furniture shop in San Antonio, Cavite City. Sometime in 1975, she met respondent, who was then a First Lieutenant at the Judge Advocate General's Office in Sangley Naval Base, Cavite. As a lawyer, respondent represented complainant in some legal matters affecting her business. Their close association and constant communication led to a romantic relationship between the two. They lived together as husband and wife and begot a child, whom they christened Joanne L. Camano.[1]

After several years of cohabitation, complainant and respondent eventually separated. Complainant went to...