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Benjamin G. Ting Vs. Carmen M. Velez-Ting

BENJAMIN G. TING, Petitioner, versus CARMEN M. VELEZ-TING, Respondent.

G.R. No. 166562 | 2009-03-31

DECISION


NACHURA, J.:

Before us is a petition for review on certiorari seeking to set aside the November 17, 2003 Amended Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA), and its December 13, 2004 Resolution[2] in CA-G.R. CV No. 59903. The appellate court, in its assailed decision and resolution, affirmed the January 9, 1998 Decision[3] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 23, Cebu City, declaring the marriage between petitioner and respondent null and void ab initio pursuant to Article 36 of the Family Code.[4]

The facts follow.

Petitioner Benjamin Ting (Benjamin) and respondent Carmen Velez-Ting (Carmen) first met in 1972 while they...