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Dela Cruz vs. Gracia

JENIE SAN JUAN DELA CRUZ and minor CHRISTIAN DELA CRUZ "AQUINO,"  represented by JENIE SAN JUAN DELA CRUZ, Petitioners, versus RONALD PAUL S. GRACIA, in his capacity as City Civil Registrar of Antipolo City, Respondent.

G.R. No. 177728 | 2009-07-31

D E C I S I O N

CARPIO MORALES, J.:

For several months in 2005, then 21-year old petitioner Jenie San Juan Dela Cruz (Jenie) and then 19-year old Christian Dominique Sto. Tomas Aquino (Dominique) lived together as husband and wife without the benefit of marriage. They resided in the house of Dominique's parents Domingo B. Aquino and Raquel Sto. Tomas Aquino at Pulang-lupa, Dulumbayan, Teresa, Rizal.

On September 4, 2005, Dominique died.[1] After almost two months, or on November 2, 2005, Jenie, who continued to live with Dominique's parents, gave birth to her herein co-petitioner minor child Christian Dela Cruz "Aquino" at...