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Venzon vs. Atty. Peleo III

MARIFE A. VENZON, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. AMADOR B. PELEO III, RESPONDENT.

A.C. No. 9354 (Formerly CBD Case No. 12-3655) | 2019-08-20

DECISION
 
PER CURIAM:
 
The Case

Respondent Atty. Amador B. Peleo III is charged with violation of Rule 1.01, Canon 1 of the Code of Professional Responsibility (CPR) and Section 3(D) of Republic Act 9262 (RA 9262) or the Anti-Violence Against Women and Their Children Act of 2004 for his alleged refusal to provide child support to his son, a minor.
 
The Complaint-Affidavit

In her Complaint-Affidavit dated December 1, 2011, Marife Venzon essentially alleged:

Sometime in 1996, respondent frequented San Jose, Occidental Mindoro to attend to the cases of his former townmates in Cavite.[1] On May 6, 1996, she met respondent whom...