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Gerardo Concepcion vs. Court of Appeals and Almonte

GERARDO B. CONCEPCION, Petitioner, versus COURT OF APPEALS and MA. THERESA ALMONTE, Respondents.

G.R. No. 123450 | 2005-08-31

THIRD DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N 
 
CORONA, J.: 
 
The child, by reason of his mental and physical immaturity, needs special safeguard and care, including appropriate legal protection before as well as after birth.[1] In case of assault on his rights by those who take advantage of his innocence and vulnerability, the law will rise in his defense with the single-minded purpose of upholding only his best interests. 
 
This is the story of petitioner Gerardo B. Concepcion and private respondent Ma. Theresa Almonte, and a child named Jose Gerardo. Gerardo and Ma. Theresa were married on December 29, 1989.[2] After...