IX.

Severing the Marital Ties

A. Partial Severance

a. Legal Separation Art 55, FC

Secs 5 and 19, RA 9262; Arts 333-334, RPC;
Sec 3 ( c) Rule 9, ROC

1. Grounds Art 55 FC; Art 97 NCC

Goitia v Campos Rueda, supra
Kalaw v Fernandez, supra
Almelor v RTC, supra
People v Zapata and Bondoc, 88 Phil 688 (1951)
Gandionco v Peñaranda, 155 SCRA 725 (1987)
Ong Eng Kiam v Ong, 505 SCRA 76 (2006)

2. Cause of Action
Lapuz Sy v Eufemio, G.R. No. 30977, January 31,1972
Macadangdang v CA, G.R. No. 38287, October 23, 1981

3. Defenses Art 56, FC

People v Sensano, 58 Phil 73 (1933)
Brown v Yambao, 102 Phil 168 (1957)
Bugayong v Ginez, 100 Phil 616 (1956)
Matubis v Praxedes, 109 Phil 789 (1960)

i. Collusion
De Ocampo v Florenciano, 107 Phil 35 (1960)
Malcampo-Sin v Sin, G.R. No. 137590, March 26, 2001
Ancheta v Ancheta, G.R. No 145370, March 4, 2004

4. When to File Arts 57-60, FC

Contreras v Macaraig, 33 SCRA 222 (1970)

i. Cooling Off
Ancheta v Concepcion, G.R. No. 13553, February 23, 1960
Somosa-Ramos v Vamenta, Jr ,46 SCRA 110 (1972)

5.. Effect of Filing of Petition Arts 61-62, FC

De la Viña v Villareal, 41 Phil 13 (1920)
Reyes v Ines-Luciano, 88 SCRA 803 (1979)

6. Procedure Art 57-58, FC; Sec 19, RA 9262; Arts 59-60, FC;
 7. Effect of Decree Arts 63, 64, FC; Art 213, FC; Arts 102, 129,FC;
Art 198, FC; Art 372, FC
Bañez v Bañez, 374 SCRA 340 (2002)

i. On Property
Ugalde v Ysasi, GR 130623, February 29, 2008

ii. Custody Art 213, FC

iii Other Effects Art 372, NCC
Matute v Macadaeg, 99 Phil 340 (1956)
Laperal v Republic, 6 SCRA 357 (1962)

8. Reconciliation
i. How initiated Art 65, FC
ii. Effect Arts 66-67, FC

9. Effect of Death of one of the Spouse

Lapuz Sy v Eufemio, supra

b. De Facto Separation Art 100, 127, 239, 242, 246, 247 FC

Perez v CA, 255 SCRA 661 (1996)
Vilanueva v Chiong, G.R. No. 159889, June 5, 2008
Estrada v Escritor 492 SCRA 1 supra

c. Agreements to Separate Art 1, FC; Art 220-221, NCC (repealed by FC)

Albano v Gapusan, A.M. No 1022-MJ, May 7, 1976
In Re: Atty. Rufilo Bucana, A.M. No 1637, July 6, 1976
Espinosa v Omaña, A.C. No. 9081, October 12, 2011
Panganiban v Borromeo, 58 Phil 367, September 9, 1933

B. Complete Severance

a. Foreign Divorces Art 15, NCC; Art 26, FC

Van Dorn v Ronilo, supra
Pilapil v Ibay-Somera, G.R. No. 80116, June 30, 1998
Quinta v. Dandan, 300 SCRA 406 (1998)
Llorente v CA 345 SCRA 592 (2000)
Garcia v Recio supra
Republic v Orbecido 472 SCRA 114 (2005)
Corpuz v. Sto Tomas 628 SCRA 266 (2010)
Fujiki v Marinay, G.R. No. 196049, June 26, 2013

b. Muslim Divorce under PD 1083

 Yasin v Shari’ah District Court, 241 SCRA 606 (1995)
Llave v Tamano supra
Bondagjy v Artadi, G.R. No. 170406 : August 11, 2008
Zamoranos v. People, supra