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Bagcat-Gullas vs. Gullas

NENA BAGCAT-GULLAS, PETITIONER, VS. JOSELITO F. GULLAS, JOIE MARIE F. GULLAS YU, AND JOHN VINCENT F. GULLAS, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 264146 | 2023-08-07

D E C I S I O N
 
SINGH, J.:
 
This is a Petition for Review on Certiorari[1] under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court filed by petitioner Nena Bagcat-Gullas (Bagcat-Gullas) assailing the Decision,[2] dated June 22, 2021, and the Resolution,[3] dated September 6, 2022, of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. SP No. 12402. The CA held that the rule on immutability of judgments does not apply in this case because the judgment is void, there being no summons served upon the children of the adopter who are indispensable parties to the case.
 
The Facts

On May 5, 2016, Bagcat-Gullas, together with her husband Jose R....