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ROBERT F. MALLILIN, PETITIONER, VS. LUZ G. JAMESOLAMIN AND THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS. [Dissenting Opinion Leonen, J.]

ROBERT F. MALLILIN, PETITIONER, VS. LUZ G. JAMESOLAMIN AND THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS. [Dissenting Opinion Leonen, J.]

G.R. No. 192718 | 2015-02-18

Dissenting Opinion
 
Leonen, J.:

Petitioner Robert F. Mallilin (Robert) filed separate Petitions — one before our courts and another before the tribunals of the Catholic Church — to have his marriage with Luz G. Jamesolamin (Luz) declared void.

On September 20, 2002, the Regional Trial Court voided their marriage after finding Luz to be psychologically incapacitated to comply with the essential marital obligations.[1]

On October 10, 2002, the Metropolitan Tribunal of First Instance for the Archdiocese of Manila (Metropolitan Tribunal) declared their marriage invalid ab initio “on the ground of the grave lack of due...