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Practice question: Mixed Marriages and Foreign Divorce

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Practice question

Explain Orbecido’s treatment of spouses who were both Filipino at marriage but whose citizenship later changes before divorce.

Legal references

  • Republic v. Orbecido III, G.R. No.154380, October 5, 2005, main decision, citizenship when divorce obtained: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2005/oct2005/gr_154380_2005.html
  • EO227, Article 26 amendment: https://lawphil.net/executive/execord/eo1987/eo_227_1987.html

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