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Adia vs. Heirs of Luna

SOLEDAD L. LAV ADIA, Petitioner, vs. HEIRS OF JUAN LUCES LUNA, represented by GREGORIO Z. LUNA and EUGENIA ZABALLERO-LUNA, Respondents.

G.R. No. 171914 | 2014-07-23

FIRST DIVISION
 
DECISION

BERSAMIN, J.:
 
Divorce between Filipinos is void and ineffectual under the nationality rule adopted by Philippine law. Hence, any settlement of property between the parties of the first marriage involving Filipinos submitted as an incident of a divorce obtained in a foreign country lacks competent judicial approval, and cannot be enforceable against the assets of the husband who contracts a subsequent marriage.
 
The Case

The petitioner, the second wife of the late Atty. Juan Luces Luna, appeals the adverse decision promulgated on November 11, 2005, 1 whereby the Court of...