Practice question
Explain the ruling in Chua-Chiba v. Chiba on a representative-initiated adultery complaint supported by the husband's annexed affidavit. Does describing the offended-spouse complaint requirement as jurisdictional mean that the private complaint itself creates the court's subject-matter jurisdiction?
Legal references
- https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/1/70163 — Chua-Chiba v. Chiba, G.R. 277020, May 19, 2025, main opinion.
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