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Simundac-Keppel vs. Keppel

ANGELITA SIMUNDAC-KEPPEL, PETITIONER, vs. GEORG KEPPEL, RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 202039 | 2019-08-14

Republic of the Philippines
Supreme Court
Manila
 
FIRST DIVISION
 
 
D E C I S I O N
 
BERSAMIN, C.J.:
 
The courts do not take judicial notice of foreign laws. To have evidentiary weight in a judicial proceeding, the foreign laws should be alleged and proved like any other material fact.
 
This Case
 
By this appeal, the petitioner assails the decision promulgated on September 26, 20111 by the Court of Appeals (CA) that reversed the judgment rendered on June 21, 20062 by the Regional Trial Court (RTC) in Muntinlupa City in Civil Case No. 96-048.
 
Antecedents
 
As summarized by the CA, the factual...