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Arreza vs. Tetsushi Toyo

GENEVIEVE ROSAL ARREZA, A.K.A. "GENEVIEVE ARREZA TOYO," PETITIONER, V. TETSUSHI TOYO, LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF QUEZON CITY, AND THE ADMINISTRATOR AND CIVIL REGISTRAR GENERAL OF THE NATIONAL STATISTICS OFFICE, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 213198 | 2019-07-01

D E C I S I O N
 
LEONEN, J.:
 
Philippine courts do not take judicial notice of foreign judgments and laws. They must be proven as fact under our rules on evidence. A divorce decree obtained abroad is deemed a foreign judgment, hence the indispensable need to have it pleaded and proved before its legal effects may be extended to the Filipino spouse.[1]
 
This Court resolves a Petition for Review on Certiorari[2] under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court, praying that the Regional Trial Court's February 14, 2014 Judgment[3] and June 11, 2014 Resolution[4] in SP. PROC. No. Q-12-71339 be reversed and set aside. The...