Practice question
A petitioner presents no psychiatrist but offers competent detailed evidence of the spouse's durable pre-marital personality structure and inability concerning essential marital obligations. May the court reject the case solely because no expert testified?
- Yes; expert absence automatically defeats every case.
- No; because any petition must automatically be granted.
- Yes; lay witnesses are categorically prohibited.
- No; evaluate whether the competent evidence meets the legal standard.
- No; because no proof is ever required.
Legal references
- Family Code Articles36,65-67,79-80,86 and134-138: https://lawphil.net/executive/execord/eo1987/eo_209_1987.html
- Tan-Andal v. Andal, G.R.196359, May11,2021, EN BANC MAIN: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2021/may2021/gr_196359_2021.html
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