Practice question
Under Natividad-Florentino, does a pending petition for declaration of nullity automatically suspend a related bigamy case?
- No; the criminal case can proceed
- Yes; filing always suspends it
- Yes; the criminal court loses every power
- Yes; even an unsupported assertion requires permanent suspension
- Yes; only the civil court may ever receive marriage evidence
Legal references
- Rules of Court, Rule111 Sections4,6–7: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_110-127_crim.html
- Natividad-Florentino v Florentino, GR255335 and255636, August27,2025, MAIN opinion, nullity litigation not prejudicial to bigamy prosecution: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/1/70200
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