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Dela Cruz-Lanuza vs. Lanuza, Jr.

LEONORA O. DELA CRUZ-LANUZA, PETITIONER, VS. ALFREDO M. LANUZA, JR. AND THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 242362 | 2024-04-17

D E C I S I O N
 
LEONEN, SAJ.:
 
Unjustified absence from the marital home for decades may be considered as part of the totality of evidence that a person is psychologically incapacitated to comply with the essential obligations of marriage.
 
This resolves a Petition for Review on Certiorari[1] seeking the reversal of the May 31, 2018[2] and October 2, 2018[3] Resolutions of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. SP No. 155807. The Court of Appeals dismissed petitioner's Rule 42 appeal for being the wrong remedy.
 
Leonora O. Dela Cruz-Lanuza (Leonora) filed a Petition for Declaration of Nullity of Marriage...