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Nullada vs. The Hon. City Registrar of Manila

MARLYN MONTON NULLADA, PETITIONER, V. THE HON. CIVIL REGISTRAR OF MANILA, AKIRA ITO, SHIN ITO AND ALL PERSONS WHO HAVE OR CLAIM ANY INTEREST, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 224548 | 2019-01-23

D E C I S I O N
 
A. REYES, JR., J.:
 
Before the Court is a Petition for Review on Certiorari under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court, which seeks to assail the Decision[1] dated January 21, 2016 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 43 of Manila in Special Proceedings Case No. 14-132832, that denied the recognition of a foreign divorce that was obtained by petitioner Marlyn Monton Nullada (Marlyn) with Japanese national Akira Ito (Akira).
 
The Antecedents
 
The action arose from a Petition[2] for registration and/or recognition of foreign divorce decree and cancellation of entry of marriage that was filed...