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Paras vs. Paras

ROSA YAP PARAS, COMPLAINANT, V. JUSTO DE JESUS PARAS, RESPONDENT.

A.C. No. 5333 | 2017-03-13

RESOLUTION
 
PERLAS-BERNABE, J.:
 
This administrative case stemmed from the disbarment complaint[1] (1995 complaint) filed by Rosa Yap Paras (complainant) against her husband Justo de Jesus Paras (respondent) for which he was suspended from the practice of law for a year. The issues before the Court now are (a) whether respondent should be held administratively liable for allegedly violating his suspension order and (b) whether his suspension should be lifted.
 
The Facts
 
In a Decision[2] dated October 18, 2000, the Court suspended respondent from the practice of law for six (6) months for falsifying his wife's...