1.

Absence of Marriage License;

a. Republic vs. CA, GR No. 103047, September 14, 1994
b. Sevilla vs. Cardenas, GR No. 167684, July 31, 2006
c. Sy vs. CA, GR No. 127263, April 12, 2000
d. Alcantara vs. Alcantara, GR No. 167746, August 28, 2000
2. Bigamous and Polygamous Marriage;
a. Jarillo vs. People, GR No.164435, September 29, 2009
b. Antone Vs. Beronilla, GR No. 183824, December 8, 2010
c. Teves vs. People GR No. 188775, August 24, 2011
d. Zamoranos vs. People, GR No. 193902, June 1, 2011
e. Montañez vs. Cipriano, GR No. 181089, October 22, 2012
f. Abbas vs. Abbas, GR No. 18396, January 30, 2013
g. Lasanas vs. People, GR No. 159031, June 23, 2014
h. SSS vs. Azote, GR No. 209741, April 15, 2015
i. Santiago vs. People, GR No. 200233, July 15, 2015
j. Vitangcol vs. People, GR No. 207406, January 13, 2016
k. Castillo vs. Castillo, GR No. 189607, April 18, 2016
l. Panagsagan vs. Panagsagan, AC 7733, October 1, 2019

3. Mistake in Identity;
4. Non-compliance with Art. 53, FC in relation to Art. 54, FC

5. Void Marriage due to Psychological Incapacity

a. Santos vs. CA, GR No. 112019, January 4, 1995
b. Chi Ming Tsoi vs. CA, GR No. 119190, January 16, 1997
c. Republic vs. Molina, GR No. 108763, February 13, 1997
d. Hernandez vs. CA, GR No. 126010, December 8, 1999
e. Marcos vs. Marcos, GR No. 136490, October 19, 2000
f. Republic vs. Dagdag, GR No. 109975, February 9, 2001
g. Pesca vs. Pesca, GR No. 136921, April 17, 2001
h. Republic vs. Quintero-Hamano, GR No. 149498, May 20, 2004
i. Antonio vs. Reyes, GR No. 155800, March 10, 2006
j. Zamora vs. CA, GR No. 141917, February 7, 2007
k. Republic vs. Tanyag-San Jose, GR No. 168328, February 28, 2007
l. Almelor vs. RTC-Las Piñas, GR No. 179620, August 26, 2008
m. Te vs. Te, GR No. 161793, February 13, 2009
n. Navales vs. Navales, GR No. 167523, June 27, 2008
o. Azcueta vs. Republic, GR No.180668, may 26, 2009
p. Halili vs. Halili, GR No. 165424, June 9, 2009
q. Najera vs. Najera, GR No. 164817, July 3, 2009
r. Lim vs. Lim GR No. 176464, February 4, 2010
s. Camacho-Reyes vs. Reyes, GR No. 185286, August 18, 2010

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 t. Agraviador vs. Agraviador, GR No. 170729, December 8, 2010
u. Ochosa vs. Alano, GR No. 167459, January 26, 2011
v. Republic vs. Galang, GR No.168335, June 6, 2011
w. Republic vs. CA, GR No. 159594, November 12, 2012
x. Mendoza vs. Republic, GR No. 157854, November 12, 2012
y. Republic vs. Encelan, GR No.170022, January 9, 2013
z. Republic vs. De Gracia, GR No. 171557, February 12, 2014
aa. Kalaw vs. Fernandez, GR No. 166357, January 14, 2015
bb.Vinas vs. Parel-Viñas, GR No. 208790, January 21, 2015
cc. Mallilin vs. Jamesolamin, GR No. 192718, February 18, 2015
dd.Republic vs. Romero, February 24, 2016
ee. Castillo vs. Republic, GR No. 214064, January 8, 2018
ff. Del Rosario vs. Del Rosario, GR No. 222541, February 15, 2017
gg.De La Fuente vs. De La Fuente, GR No. 188400, March 8, 2017
hh.Bakunawa vs. Bakunawa, GR No. 217993, August 9, 2017
ii. Republic vs. Tionglico, GR No. 218630, January 11, 2018
jj. Republic vs. Javier, GR No. 210518, April 18, 2018
kk. Reoublic vs. Mola Cruz, GR No. 236629, July 23,
2018
ll. Republic vs, Tecag, GR No. 229272, November 19, 2018
mm. Go-Yu vs. Yu, GR No. 230443, April 3, 2019
nn.Eliscupidez vs. Eliscupidez, GR No. 226907, July 22, 2019
oo.Tan-Andal vs. Andal, GR No. 196359, May 11, 2021

6. Incestuous Marriages and Marriages Against Public Policy

7. Void Marriage under Art. 44, FC

8. Declaration of Nullity of Marriage: Action, Defenses and Procedure

a. Malcampo-Sin vs. Sin, GR No. 108763, February 13, 1997
b. Ancheta vs. Ancheta, GR No. 145370, March 4, 2004
c. Mendoza vs. Republic, GR No.157854, November 12, 2012
d. Yuk Ling Ong vs. Co, GR No. 2066533, February 25, 2015
e. Tortal vs. Taniguchi, 212683, November 12, 2018
f. Jocson vs. Robles, GR No. L-23433, February 10, 1968
g. Tolentino vs. Villanueva, GR No. L-23264, March 15, 1974
h. Republic vs. CA, GR No. 159594, November 12, 2012
i. Barcelona vs. CA, GR No. 130087, September 24, 2003

9. Subsequent Marriage upon Reappearance of Absent Spouse

a. Jones vs. Hortiguela, GR No. L-43701, March 6, 1937
b. Republic vs. Nolasco, GR No. 94053, March 17, 1993
c. Santos vs. Santos, 187061, October 8, 2014
d. Bienvenido vs. CA, GR No. 111717, October 24, 1994
e. Republic vs. Tango, GR No. 161062, July 31, 2009
f. Republic vs. Granada, GR No. 187512, June 13, 2012
g. Republic vs. Narceda, GR No. 182760, April 10, 2013
h. SSS vs. Vda. De Bailon, GR No. 165545, March 24, 2006
i. Valdes vs. RTC, GR No. 122749, July 31, 1996
j. Republic vs. Cantor, GR No. 184261, December 10, 2013
k. Republic vs. Villanueva, GR No.210929, July 29, 2015
l. Republic vs. Sareñogon, GR No. 199194, February 10, 2016
m. Republic vs. Tampus, GR No. 214243, march 16, 2016
n. Republic vs. Catubag, GR No. 210580, April 18, 2018
o. Matias vs. Republic, GR No. 230751, April 25, 2018

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I. VOIDABLE MARRIAGES

10. Who may and when to seek annulment of marriage; Grounds for Annulment
a. Katipunan vs. Tenorio, 38 OG 172, September 29, 1937
b. Lim vs. CA, GR No. 91114, September 25, 1992
c. Suntay vs. Suntay-Cojuangco, GR No. 132524, December 29, 1998
d. Antonio vs. Reyes, GR No. 155800, March 10, 2006
e. Anaya vs. Palaroan, GR No. L-27930, November 26, 1970
f. Buccat vs. Buccat, GR No. 47101, April 25, 1941
g. Aquino vs. Delizo, GR No. L-15853, July 27, 1960
h. Operesa vs. Oropesa, GR No. 184528, April 25, 2012
i. Crewlink vs. Teringtering, GR No. 166803, October 14, 2012
j. Almelor vs. RTC-Las Piñas, GR No. 179620, August 26, 2008
k. Villanueva vs. CA, GR No. 132955, October 27, 2006
l. Ruiz vs. Atienza, 40 OG 1903, March 18, 1941
m. Jimenez vs. Cañizares, GR No. L-12790, August 31, 1960
n. Alcazar vs. Alcazar, GR No. 174451, October 13, 2009
o. Sarao vs. Geuvara, 40 OG 11
p. Hernandez vs. CA, GR No. 126010, December 8, 1999
q. Republic vs. Albios, GR No. 198780, October 16, 2013
r. Catalan vs. Basa, GR No. 159567, July 31, 2007

11. Effects of final decree of annulment of marriage

a. Tuason vs. CA, GR No. 116607, April 10, 1996
b. Licaros vs. Licaros, GR No. 150656, April 29, 2003
c. Chan-Tan vs. Tan, GR No. 167139, February 25, 2010
d. Valdes vs. RTC, GR No. 122749, July 31, 1996
e. Castro vs. Castro, GR No. 140484, January 28, 2007

II. LEGAL SEPARATION

12. Separation de facto;

a. Villanueva vs. Chiong, GR No. 159889, June 5, 2008
b. Noveras vs. Noveras, GR No. 188289, August 20, 2014

13. Abandonment;

14. Agreement to Separate

a. Albano vs. Gapusan, AM No. 1022-MJ, May 7, 1976
b. In re: Atty. Rujillo Bucana, AM No. 1637, July 6, 1976
c. Espinosa vs. Omaña, A.C. No. 9081, October 12, 2011

15. Separation de jure;

a. Goitia vs. Campos-Rueda, GR No. 11263, November 2, 1916
b. Lapuz vs. Eufomio, GR No. L-30977, January 31, 1972
c. Matubis vs. Praxedes, GR No. L-11766, October 25, 1960
d. Ong vs. Ong, GR No. 153206, October 23, 2006
e. Partosa-Jo vs. CA, GR No. 82606, December 18, 1992
f. Kalaw vs. Fernandez, GR No. 166357, September 19, 2011
g. Almelor vs. RTC, GR No. 179620, August 26, 2008
h. Campos vs. Campos, AM No. MTJ-10-1761, February 8, 2012
i. People vs. Genosa, GR No. 135981, January 16, 2004

16. Petition for Legal Separation and its Procedure;

a. People vs. Zapata, GR No. L-3047, May 16, 1951
b. Gandionco vs. Peñaranda, GR No. 79284, November 27, 1987

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 c. Araneta vs. Concepcion, GR No. L-9667, July 31, 1956
d. De Ocampo vs. Florenciano, GR No. L-13553, February 23, 1960
e. Somosa-Ramos vs. Vamenta, Jr., GR No. L-34132, July 29, 1972
f. Pacete vs. Carriaga, Jr., GR No. L-53880, March 17, 1994
g. De la Viña vs. Villareal, GR No. 13982, July 13, 1920
h. Sabalones vs. CA, GR No. 106169, February 14, 1994

17. Effects during Pendency of a Petition for Legal

Separation
a. Yangco vs. Rhode, GR No. L-996, October 13, 1902
b. Lerma vs. CA, GR No. L-33352, December 20, 1974
c. Reyes vs. Ines-Luciano, GR No. L-48219, February 28, 1979

18. Defenses to Actions for Legal Separation

a. People vs. Sensano, GR No. L-37720, March 27, 1933
b. People vs. Schneckenberger, GR No. L-48183, November 10, 1941
c. Matubis vs. Paxedes, GR No. L-11766, October 25, 1960
d. Bugayong vs. Ginez, GR No. L-10033, December 28, 1956
e. Brown vs. Yambao, GR No. L-10699, October 18, 1957

19. Effects of Decree of Legal Separation

a. Matute vs. Macadaeg, GR No. L-9325, May 30, 1956
b. Laperal vs. Republic, GR No. L-18008, October 30, 1962
c. Ugalde vs. Ysasi, GR No. 130623, February 29, 2008

20. Effect of Death of One of the Parties

a. Lapuz vs. Eufemio, GR No. L-30977, January 31, 1972

21. Effects of Reconciliation

III.RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF SPOUSES

a. Goitia vs, Campos-Rueda, GR No. 11263, November 2, 1916
b. Arroyo vs. Vasques de Arroyo, GR No. L-17014, August 11, 1921
c. Padilla vs. Padilla, GR No. L-48137, October 4, 1943
d. Ramirez-Cuaderno vs. Cuaderno, GR No. L-20043, November 28, 1964
e. De La Viña vs. Villareal, GR No. 13982, July 31, 1920
f. Yasin vs. Shari’a Court, GR No. 94986, February 23, 1995
g. Republic vs. Molina, GR No. 108763, February 13, 1997
h. Ilusorio vs. Bildner, GR No. 139789, may 12, 2000
i. SSS vs. De los Santos, GR No. 164790, August 29, 2008
j. SSS vs. Favila, 170195, march 28, 2011
k. Go-Tan vs. Tan, GR No. 168852, September 30, 2008
l. Dolina vs. Vallecera, GR No.182367, December 15, 2010
m. Pavlow vs. Mendenilla, GR No. 181489, April 19, 2017

IV. SPECIAL TOPICS ON IRREGULARITIES OF MARRIAGE

22. Irregularity in the Authority of the Solemnizing Officer

23. Irregularity in the Issuance of a Marriage License or in the Marriage License;
24.Irregularity in the Issuance of a Marriage Certificate or in the Marriage
Certificate;
a. Madridejo vs. De Leon, GR No. L-32473, October 6, 1930
b. People vs. Borromeo, GR No. L-61873, October 31, 1984
c. People vs. Malabago, GR No. 115686, December 2, 1996
d. Trinidad vs. CA, GR No. 118904, April 20, 1998
e. De Jacob vs. CA, GR No. 135216, August 18, 1999

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 f. Desantis vs. Jalandoni, GR No.178221, December 1, 2010
g. Romulo vs. People, GR No. 182438, July 2, 2014
h. Republic vs. Olaybar, GR No. 189538, February 10, 2014

25. Irregularity in the Marriage Ceremony;

26. Law Governing Validity of Foreign Marriages;

27. Marriages Terminated by a Foreign Divorce Decree;

a. Van Dorn vs. Romillo, GR No. L-68470, October 8, 1985
b. Pilapil vs. Ibay-Somera, GR No. 80116, June 30, 1989
c. Quita vs. CA, GR No. 124862, December 22, 1998
d. Llorente va. CA, GR No. 124371, November 23, 2000
e. Garcia vs. Recio, GR No. 138322, October 2, 2001
f. Diego vs. Castillo, AM No. RTJ-02-1673, August 11, 2004
g. Republic vs. Orbecido III, GR No. 154380, October 5, 2005
h. San Luis vs. San Luis, GR No. 133743, February 6, 2007
i. Amor-Catalan vs. CA, GR No. 167109, February 6, 2007
j. Bayot vs. CA, GR No. 155635, November 27, 2008,
k. Corpus vs. Sto. Tomas, GR No. 186571, August 11, 2010
l. Llave vs. Republic, GR No. 169776, March 30, 2011
m. Catalan vs. Lee, GR No. 183622, February 8, 2012
n. Fujiki vs. Mahinay, GR No. GR No. 196049, June 26, 2013
o. Lavadia vs. Heirs of Luna, GR No. 171914, July 23, 2014
p. Noveras vs. Noveras, GR No. 188289, August 20, 2014
q. Ando vs. DFA, GR No. 195432, August 27, 2014
r. Medina vs. Koike, GR No. 215723, July 27, 2016
s. Misalucha vs. People, GR No. 206284, February 28, 2018
t. Republic vs. Manalo, GR No. 221029, April 24, 2018
u. Republic vs. Cote, GR No. 212860, march 14, 2018
v. Morisono vs. Morisono, GR No. 226013, July 2, 2018
w. Sakai vs. Republic, GR No. 224015, July 23, 2018
x. Tanaka vs. Tanaka, GR No. 199515, June 25, 2018
y. In re: Petition for Judicial Recognition of Divorce between Minuro
Takahashi and Juliet Rendora Moraña vs. Republic, GR No. 227605,
December 5, 2019

28. Common-Law/Live-in Relationships.

a. Marata vs. Dionio, GR No. L-24449, December 31, 1925
b. De Leon vs. Villanueva, GR No. L-27738, March 13, 1928
c. Flores vs. Rehabilitation Fin. Corp., GR No.L-5798, February 26, 1954
d. Yaptinchay vs. Torres, GR No. L-26462, June 9, 1969
e. Lesaca vs. Lesacam GR No. L-3605, April 21, 1952
f. Aznar vs. Garcia, GR No. 16749, January 31, 1963
g. Juaniza vs. Jose, GR No. L-50127, March 30, 1979
h. Belcodero vs. CA, GR No. 89667, October 20, 1993
i. Villanueva vs. CA, GR No. 143286, April 14, 2004
j. Maxey vs. CA, GR No. L-45870, May 11, 1984
k. Eugenion, Sr. vs. Velez, GR No. 851140, May 17, 1990
l. Domingo vs. CA, GR No.104818, September 17, 1993
m. Bienvedino vs. CA, GR No. 111717, October 24, 1994
n. Valdez vs. RTC, GR No. 122749, July 31, 1996
o. Agapay vs. Palang, GR No. 116668, July 28, 1997
p. Tumlos vs. Fernandez, GR No. 137650, April 12, 2000
q. Mallilin, Jr. vs. Castillo, GR No. 136803, June 16, 2000
r. Saguid vs. CA, GR No. 150611, June 10, 2003

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s. Mercado-Fehr vs. Fehr, GR No. 152716, October 23, 2003
t. Francisco vs. Master Iron Corp., GR No. 151967, February 16, 2005
u. Gonzales vs. Gonzales, GR No. 159521, December 16, 2005
v. Atienza vs. de Castro, GR No. 169698, November 29, 2006
w. Signey vs. SSS, GR No. 173582, January 28, 2008
x. Heirs of Maramag vs. De Guzman-Maramag, GR No. 181132, June 5,
2009
y. Lavadia vs. Heirs of Luna, GR No. 171914, June 23, 2014
z. Ocampo vs. Ocampo, GR No. 198908, August 3, 2015
aa. Uy vs. Spouses Lacsamana, GR No. 206220, august 19, 2015
bb.People vs. XXX, GR No. 240441, December 4, 2019
cc. Borja-Manzano vs. Sanchez, AM No. MTJ-00-1329, March 8, 2001
dd.Gonzales vs. Martillana, AM No. P-02-1588, August 12, 2003
ee. Tolentino vs. Mendoza, AC No. 5151, October 19, 2004
ff. Arnobit vs. Arnobit, AC No. 1481,October 17, 2008
gg.Casiquin vs. Cansino, AM No. P-94-1015, March 29, 1999
hh.Maguad vs. De Guzman, AM No. P-94-1015-March 29, 1999
ii. Adriano vs. Villanueva, AM No. MTJ-99-1233, December 8, 2003
jj. Tapucar vs. Tapucar, AC No. 4148, July 30, 1998
kk. Guevara vs. Eala, AC No. 7136, August 1, 2007.

TO BE CONTINUED…

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