Practice question
A registrar receives a foreign divorce decree and immediately annotates it without the required Philippine judicial recognition, arguing that Article 408’s duty to record civil status supplies all necessary authority. Apply Corpuz.
- The recording duty does not eliminate judicial recognition and the applicable procedural requirements
- Every foreign decree is automatically registrable on presentation
- Public-document status supplies jurisdiction
- The applicant’s request alone overrides every safeguard
- Only the fee amount matters
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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