Antonio vs. Reyes GR No.

155800, March 10, 2006 FACTS: Leonilo Antonio, 26 years of age, and Marie Ivonne Reyes, 36 years of age met in 1 ! " #arely a year after t$eir first meeting, t$ey got married at Manila City %all and t$en a s&'se(&ent )$&r)$ *edding at +asig in ,e)em'er 1 -" A )$ild *as 'orn '&t died . mont$s later" Reyes /ersistently lied a'o&t $erself, t$e /eo/le aro&nd $er, $er o))&/ation, in)ome, ed&)ational attainment and ot$er events or t$ings" S$e even did not )on)eal 'earing an illegitimate )$ild, *$i)$ s$e re/resented to $er $&s'and as ado/ted )$ild of t$eir family" T$ey *ere se/arated in A&g&st 1 1 and after attem/t for re)on)iliation, $e finally left $er for good in 0ovem'er 1 1" +etitioner t$en filed in 1 3 a /etition to $ave $is marriage *it$ Reyes de)lared n&ll and void an)$ored in Arti)le 36 of t$e Family Code" ISS12: 3$et$er Antonio )an im/ose Arti)le 36 of t$e Family Code as 'asis for de)laring t$eir marriage n&ll and void" %2L,: +sy)$ologi)al in)a/a)ity /ertains to t$e ina'ility to &nderstand t$e o'ligations of marriage as o//osed to a mere ina'ility to )om/ly *it$ t$em" T$e /etitioner, aside from $is o*n testimony /resented a /sy)$iatrist and )lini)al /sy)$ologist *$o attested t$at )onstant lying and e4treme 5ealo&sy of Reyes is a'normal and /at$ologi)al and )orro'orated $is allegations on $is *ife6s 'e$avior, *$i)$ amo&nts to /sy)$ologi)al in)a/a)ity" Res/ondent6s fantasti) a'ility to invent, fa'ri)ate stories and letters of fi)titio&s )$ara)ters ena'led $er to live in a *orld of ma7e8'elieve t$at made $er /sy)$ologi)ally in)a/a)itated as it rendered $er in)a/a'le of giving meaning and signifi)an)e to $er marriage" T$e root )a&ses of Reyes6 /sy)$ologi)al in)a/a)ity $ave 'een medi)ally or )lini)ally identified t$at *as s&ffi)iently /roven 'y e4/erts" T$e gravity of res/ondent6s /sy)$ologi)al in)a/a)ity *as )onsidered so grave t$at a restri)tive )la&se *as a//ended to t$e senten)e of n&llity /ro$i'ited 'y t$e 0ational A//ellate Matrimonial Tri'&nal from )ontra)ting marriage *it$o&t t$eir )onsent" It *o&ld 'e diffi)&lt for an inveterate /at$ologi)al liar to )ommit t$e 'asi) tenets of relations$i/ 'et*een s/o&ses 'ased on love, tr&st and res/e)t" F&rt$ermore, Reyes6 )ase is in)&ra'le )onsidering t$at /etitioner tried to re)on)ile *it$ $er '&t $er 'e$avior remain &n)$anged" %en)e, t$e )o&rt )on)l&de t$at /etitioner $as esta'lis$ed $is )a&se of a)tion for de)laration of n&llity &nder Arti)le 36 of t$e Family Code"