Title
Republic vs. Manalo
Case
G.R. No. 221029
Decision Date
Apr 24, 2018
A Filipino citizen sought recognition of a Japanese divorce decree under Philippine law. The Supreme Court ruled that Article 26(2) of the Family Code applies, allowing recognition if the foreign spouse is capacitated to remarry, enabling the Filipino spouse to remarry.
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