PERSONS AND FAMILY RELATIONS Art.

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Civil Code Computation of period. (see Sec. 31 E.O 292 Admin Code of
Preliminary Title (Arts. 1 to 18) 1987)
Art. 1

Civil Code Arts. 14 to 17

Art. 2 Conflict of law rules. Territoriality. Exteritorriality.

Extraterritoriality.
When do laws take effect? Renvoi doctrine; Processual presumption; forum non
When did the Civil Code take effect? conveniens.
Why is the date of effectivity important? May courts take judicial notice of foreign law? Proof of foreign
law, foreign judgments.
Tañada v Tuvera; G.R. No. 63915 April 24, 1985 and Dec. 29,
1986. Van Dorn v Romillo; G.R. No. L-68470. October 8, 1985. (n.b.
De Roy v CA; G.R. No. 80718 Jan. 29, 1988. decided before the Family Code was enacted).
Republic v Obrecido
Filing w/ the U.P. Law Center National Administrative Register Bayot v CA;
(Secs. 3 & 4, Chap. 2, Book VII, Admin Code of 1987) Lavadia v Heirs of Luna;
Garcia v Recio
What need not be published in OG/newspaper and filed with San Luis v San Luis;
Nat’l Admin Register (see Nueva Ecija I Electric Cooperative, Tenchavez v Escano;
Inc. v. Energy Regulatory Commission, G.R. No. 180642, Barretto Gonzalez v Gonzalez
February 3, 2016. Del Socorro v Van Wilsem.
Bellis v Bellis
Miciano v. Brimo,
Art. 3
Art. 18
Ignorance of the law. Ignorance or mistake of facts.
Applies to SC decisions? Special laws. Laws of general application. Statutory
Millarosa v Carmel Dev’t.; G.R. No. 194538 Nov 27, 2013. construction.
Art. 4

Gen rule. Exceptions to retroactivity. (See Art. 22 RPC)

Art. 5. Exceptions Citizenship and Domicile
Mo Ya Lim Yao v Comm. On Immigration (41 SCRA 292);
Art. 6 Frivaldo v COMELEC (G.R. No. 120295, 28 June 1996)
Romualdez-Marcos v COMELEC (248 SCRA 300)
What is waiver? How made
Exceptions
Cui v Arellano University; L-15127 May 30, 1961.
Art. 7

Art. 8

Are judicial decisions law?

Floresca v Philex L-30642 June 30, 1985 (see section B of
decision)

Decisions of Court of appeals (see Vda. de Miranda v Imperial

77 Phil 1066; GR No. L-49090. February 28, 1947.

See also Millarosa case.

Art. 9

What is doctrine of stare decisis?

Art. 10

Conflict between law and rule or regulation that implements it.

Tayug Rural Bank v Central Bank; G.R. No. 46158; Nov. 28,
1986.

Art. 11 & 12

Definition of customs. How proven.

FAMILY CODE Void and Voidable Marriages (Articles 35-54)

Requisites of Marriage (Article 1-26) Art 35

Domingo v CA
Article 1 Nina v Bayadog
PT&T v NLRC (272 SCRA 596)
Art. II, Section 12, Constitution Art 36
Estrada v Escritur (A.M. P-02-1651, 4 August 2003) Republic v CA and Molina
Goitia v Campo-Rueda (35 Phil 252) Louel Santos v CA
Balogbog vs. CA (G.R. No. 83598, 7 March 1997) Republic v Quintero-Hamano
Choa v Choa
Article 2-6 Antonio v Reyes
Section 444, Local Governmeht Code Chi Ming Tsoi v CA
Enriquez v Velez (185 SCRA 45) Te v Te
Cosca v Palaypayon (237 SCRA 249)
Wassmer vs. Velez (12 SCRA 648) Art 40
Morigo v People
Article 7 Weigel v Sempio-Dy
Navarro v Domagtoy (A.M. No. MT J-96-1088, 19 July 1996) Terre v Terre
Aranas v Judge Occiano (AM No. MT J-02-1309, 11 April Valdes v RTC
2002) People v Aragon
Mercado v Mercado (see Vitug dissent)
Article 22
Lim Tanhu v Ramolete (66 SCRA 425) Arts 41-42
Vda de Chua v CA (GR No. 116835; 5 March 1998) Republic v Nolasco
Lukban v Republic
Article 25 Armas v Calisterio
Republic v CA and Castro (GR No. 103047, 12 September Republic v Callejo
1994) Valdez v Republic

Article 26 Arts 45-46

Garcia v. Recio (G.R. No. 138322, 2 October 2002) Anaya v Palaroan
Pilapil v. lbay-Somera (174 SCRA 653) Buccat v Buccat
Van Dorn v. Romillo (139 SCRA 139) Aquino v Delizo
Republic v. Orbecido (G.R. No.154380, 5 October 2005) Jimenez v Cantizares

Marriages Exempt from License Requirement (Article 27- 34) Arts 48-49
Ninal v Bayadog (328 SCRA 122) Sin v Sin
Manzano v Sanchez (AM No. MTJ-00-1329, 8 March 2001) Ocampo v Florenciano
Cosca v Palaypayon (237 SCRA 249)
Mariategui v CA (GR. No. 57062, 24 January 1992)
Republic v Dayot (G. R. No. 175581, 28 March 2008)