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De Silva vs. De Silva

RAPHY VALDEZ DE SILVA, PETITIONER, VS. DONALD DE SILVA AND REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 247985 | 2021-10-13

FIRST DIVISION

D E C I S I O N
 
LOPEZ, J., J.:
 
In dissolving marital bonds on account of either party's psychological incapacity, the Court is not demolishing the foundation of families, but it is actually protecting the sanctity of marriage, because it refuses to allow a person afflicted with a psychological disorder, who cannot comply with or assume the essential marital obligations, from remaining in that sacred bond.[1]
 
This resolves a Petition for Review on Certiorari[2] assailing the Court of Appeals' (CA) February 26, 2019 Decision[3] and June 14, 2019 Resolution[4] in CA-G.R. CV No. 108537,...