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Johansen vs. Office of the Civil Registrar General, etc.

MARIETTA PANGILINAN JOHANSEN, PETITIONER, VS. OFFICE OF THE CIVIL REGISTRAR GENERAL, DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, PHILIPPINE STATISTICS AUTHORITY, AND OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR GENERAL, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 256951 | 2021-11-29

THIRD DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N
 
CARANDANG, J.:
 
Before Us is a Petition for Review on Certiorari[1] filed by Marietta Pangilinan Johansen (petitioner) assailing the Decision[2] dated January 14, 2021 and the Order[3] dated April 5, 2021 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Malolos City, Bulacan, Branch 84, in Special Proceedings No. 73-M-2019, entitled "In Re: Petition for Judicial Recognition of Foreign Divorce." The RTC dismissed the case on the ground of lack of jurisdiction.
 
On June 12, 2015, petitioner, a Filipino citizen, and Knul Johansen (Knul), a Norwegian national, married in Norway...