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SIMPLICIA CERCADO-SIGA AND LIGAYA CERCADO-BELISON, PETITIONERS, VS. VICENTE CERCADO, JR., MANUELA C. ARABIT, LOLITA C. BASCO, MARIA C. ARALAR AND VIOLETA C. BINADAS, RESPONDENTS.

SIMPLICIA CERCADO-SIGA AND LIGAYA CERCADO-BELISON, PETITIONERS, VS. VICENTE CERCADO, JR., MANUELA C. ARABIT, LOLITA C. BASCO, MARIA C. ARALAR AND VIOLETA C. BINADAS, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 185374 | 2015-03-11

FIRST DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N

PEREZ, J.:

Not too long ago, we were called to pass upon the issue of the probative value of a marriage contract issued by the church to prove the fact of marriage.[1] Once again, it behooves upon us to determine whether the marriage contract or Contrato Matrimonial, as it is denominated in this case, is sufficient to prove the fact of marriage.
 
This Petition for Review on Certiorari assails the 5 August 2008 Decision[2] of the Court of Appeals and its 14 November 2008 Resolution[3] in CA-G.R. CV No. 89585 reversing the 30 January 2007 Decision[4] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Binangonan,...