Practice question
A foreign divorce decree is presented for civil-register annotation. Explain why the required-entry principle does not alone authorize immediate annotation.
Legal references
- Civil Code, Articles407-413 and415: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html
- Corpuz v. Sto. Tomas, G.R. No.186571, August 11, 2010, main decision, recording foreign decree: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2010/aug2010/gr_186571_2010.html
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