Practice question
An accused physically harms a former wife at a location outside their former family home. The required former-marriage relationship and the charged Section 5(a) facts are proved. Is the location alone a defense?
- Yes, RA 9262 operates only inside a shared home.
- No; the statutory coverage extends within or outside the family abode.
- Yes, unless the parties resume cohabitation.
- Yes, because former wives are excluded.
- No, because every stranger's assault is automatically covered by RA 9262.
Legal references
- RA 9262, Sections 3–6 and 24–27: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2004/ra_9262_2004.html
- Acharon v People, G.R. No. 224946, November 9, 2021, en banc main decision, willful financial denial and distinct Sections 5(e) and 5(i): https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2021/nov2021/gr_224946_2021.html
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