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Cruz vs. Cruz

MARIA VICTORIA SOCORRO LONTOC-CRUZ, Petitioner, vs. NILO SANTOS CRUZ, Respondent. Present: SERENO, C.J., Chairperson, LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, DEL CASTILLO, JARDELEZA, and TIJAM,JJ.

G.R. No. 201988 | 2017-10-11

Republic of the Philippines
Supreme Court
Manila
 
FIRST DIVISION
 
DECISION
 
DEL CASTILLO, J.:
 
The most challenging part of being in a difficult marriage is to thrive in one. In the case of petitioner Maria Victoria Socorro Lontoc-Cruz (Marivi) and respondent Nilo Santos Cruz (Nilo), their marriage withered as this was beset with problems such as the lack of quality time, recriminations, disillusionment, loss of passion, and infidelity. The estranged spouses considered their union as non-functional, attributing the failure of their marriage to their respective personality disorders that repelled each other. 
 
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