Practice question
A foreign spouse is a citizen of countryA but domiciled in countryB, where a competent court grants the couple's divorce. The Filipino petitioner argues that only countryA's law can ever be relevant and omits countryB's divorce law. Which proof principle follows Anido?
- Citizenship always excludes the law of the granting State
- The petitioner must establish the relevant law of countryB, the State that issued the divorce, rather than automatically limit proof to nationality law
- Any foreign decree proves every law worldwide
- No court may grant divorce to a domiciliary who has another nationality
- Philippine courts must ignore the decree's origin
Legal references
- Family Code Articles26 and68–73: https://lawphil.net/executive/execord/eo1987/eo_209_1987.html
- Republic v. Manalo, GR221029, April24 2018, main resolution: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2018/apr2018/gr_221029_2018.html
- Galapon v. Republic, GR243722, January22 2020, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2020/jan2020/gr_243722_2020.html
- Republic v. Ng, GR249238, February27 2024, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2024/feb2024/gr_249238_2024.html
- Anido v. Republic, GR253527, October21 2024, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2024/oct2024/gr_253527_2024.html
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