Case Brief No. 1: Santos vs.

Court of Appeals, 240 SCRA 20

G.R. No. 112019, 4 January 199 !"n Ban#$
%a#ts: &n 20 Septe'(er 19)*, plaintiff +eouel Santos 'arrie,
,efen,ant Julia Be,ia. &n 1) -ay 19)), Julia left for t.e
/.S. to 0or1 a nurse. S.e ,i, not #o''uni#ate 0it. +eouel
an, ,i, not return to t.e #ountry. 2n 1991, +eouel file, a
#o'plaint for voi,in3 t.e 'arria3e un,er Arti#le 4* of t.e
%a'ily Co,e. 5.e Re3ional 5rial Court6Ne3ros &riental
,is'isse, t.e #o'plaint, an, t.e Curt of Appeals affir'e,
sai, ,is'issal.
2ssue: 7.et.er or not Julia8s failure to return .o'e or to
#o''uni#ate 0it. .er .us(an, +eouel for 'ore t.an five
years #onstitute psy#.olo3i#al in#apa#ity.
Rulin3: No. 5.e Supre'e Court rule, t.at t.e failure of t.e 0ife to
return .o'e or to #o''uni#ate 0it. .er .us(an, for 'ore
t.an five years ,oes not #onstitute psy#.olo3i#al in#apa#ity.
9sy#.olo3i#al in#apa#ity 'ust (e #.ara#teri:e, (y !a$ 3ravity,
!($ ;uri,i#al ante#e,en#e, an, !#$ in#ura(ility. 2t refers to no
less t.an a 'ental !not p.ysi#al$ in#apa#ity t.at #auses a
party to (e truly in#o3nitive of t.e essential 'arital
o(li3ations.
9etition ,enie,.
Case Brief No. 2: C.i -in3 5soi vs. Court of Appeals, 2** SCRA 424
G.R. No. 119190, 1* January 199< !2
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=ivision$
%a#ts: &n 22 -ay 19)), respon,ent Gina +ao 'arrie, petitioner
C.i -in3 5soi. Sin#e t.eir 'arria3e until t.eir separation on
1 -ar#. 19)9, t.ere 0as no se>ual #onta#t (et0een t.e'.
Gina file, a #ase of annul'ent of 'arria3e on t.e 3roun, of
psy#.olo3i#al in#apa#ity. 5.e R5C6?ue:on City 3rante,
annul'ent, an, t.e Court of appeals affir'e, sai, ,e#ision.
2ssue@ 7.et.er or not C.i -in3 5soi8s failure top .ave se>ual
inter#ourse 0it. .is 0ife, Gina, for' t.e ti'e of t.e 'arria3e
until t.e ti'e of t.eir separation a 3roun, for psy#.olo3i#al
in#apa#ity.
Rulin3: Aes. 5.e Supre'e Court rule, t.at t.e senseless an,
protra#te, refusal of t.e .us(an, to .ave se>ual inter#ourse
to pro#reate #.il,ren, an essential 'arital o(li3ation, for'
t.e ti'e of t.e 'arria3e up to t.e t.eir separation ten
'ont.s later is eBuivalent to psy#.olo3i#al in#apa#ity.
Ju,3'ent affir'e,.
Case Brief No. 4: Repu(li# vs. CA an, -olina, 2*) SCRA 19)
G.R. no. 10)<*4, 14 %e(ruary 199<
%a#ts: &n 14 April 19), plaintiff Rori,el -olina 'arrie, ,efen,ant
Reynal,o -olina 0.i#. union (ore a son. After a year of
'arria3e, Reynal,o s.o0e, si3ns of i''aturity an,
irresponsi(ility as a .us(an, an, fat.er as .e preferre, to
spen, 'ore ti'e 0it. .is frien,s, ,epen,e, on .is parents
for support, an, 0as never .onest 0it. Rori,el in re3ar, to
t.eir finan#es resultin3 in freBuent Buarrels (et0een t.e'.
5.e R5C6+a 5rini,a,, Ben3uet 3rante, Rori,el8s petition for
,e#laration of nullity of .er 'arria3e 0.i#. 0as affir'e, (y
t.e CA.
2ssue: 7.et.er or not irre#on#ila(le ,ifferen#es an, #onfli#tin3
personalities #onstitute psy#.olo3i#al in#apa#ity.
Rulin3: No. 5.e Supre'e Court rule, t.at irre#on#ila(le ,ifferen#es
an, #onfli#tin3 personalities ,o not #onstitute psy#.olo3i#al
in#apa#ity. 2t lai, ,o0n t.e follo0in3 3ui,elines in applyin3
Arti#le 4* of t.e fa'ily Co,e: !a$ plaintiff .as t.e (ur,en of
proof@ !(0 root #ause 'ust (e 'e,i#allyC#lini#ally i,entifie,,
alle3e, in t.e #o'plaint@ suffi#iently proven (y e>perts, an,
#learly e>plaine, in t.e ,e#ision@ !#$ in#apa#ity 'ust e>ist at
t.e ti'e of 'arria3e@ !,$ it 'ust (e in#ura(le@ !e$ its 3ravity
,isa(les essential 'arital o(li3ations@ !f$ as enu'erate, in
Arti#les *)6<1, 220, 221 an, 22 of t.e %a'ily Co,e@ !3$
2nterpretation of t.e national Appellate -atri'onial 5ri(unal
of t.e #at.oli# C.ur#. s.oul, (e 3iven 3reat respe#t@ an, !.$
9rose#ution an, Soli#itor General 'ust appear as #ounsel
for t.e state.
Ju,3'ent reverse, an, set asi,e.
Case Brief no. 4: +u#ita ". Dernan,e: vs. CA an, -ario Dernan,e:
420 SCRA <*, G.R. No. 12*010, ) =e#e'(er 1999
%a#ts: &n 1 January 19)1, +u#ita "strella 'arrie, -ario
Dernan,e:, an, t.ey (e3ot t.ree #.il,ren. &n 10 July 1992,
+u#ita file, a petition for annul'ent of 'arria3e un,er Arti#le
4* of t.e %a'ily Co,e. S.e alle3e, t.at fro' t.e ti'e of
t.eir 'arria3e, -ario faile, to perfor' .is o(li3ations to
support t.e fa'ily, ,evotin3 'ost of .is ti'e ,rin1in3, .a,
affairs 0it. 'any 0o'en, an, #o.a(itin3 0it. anot.er
0o'an 0it. 0.o' .e .a, an ille3iti'ate #.il,, an, finally
a(an,onin3 .er an, t.e fa'ily. 5.e R5C65a3aytay City
,is'isse, t.e petition 0.i#. 0as affir'e, (y t.e CA.
2ssue: 7.et.er or not -ario8s .a(itual al#o.olis', se>ual
infi,elityCperversion an, fa'ily a(an,on'ent #onstitute
psy#.olo3i#al in#apa#ity un,er Arti#le 4* of t.e %a'ily Co,e.
Rulin3: No. 5.e Supre'e Court rule, t.at t.e afore'entione, a#ts
,o not (y t.e'selves #onstitute 3roun,s for psy#.olo3i#al
in#apa#ity 0it.in t.e #onte'plation of t.e %a'ily Co,e. 2t
'ust (e s.o0n t.at t.ese a#ts are 'anifestations of a
,isor,ere, personality 0.i#. 'a1e -ario #o'pletely una(le
to ,is#.ar3e .is essential 'arital o(li3ations, an, not 'erely
,ue to .is yout. an, self6#ons#ious feelin3s of (ein3
.an,so'e.
Ju,3'ent affir'e,.
Case Brief no. : -ar#os vs. -ar#os
G.R. No. 14*490, 19 &#to(er 2000 !4
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=ivision$
%a#ts: 9laintiff Bren,a -ar#os an, ,efen,ant 7ilson -ar#os 0ere
'arrie, t0i#e on * Septe'(er 19)2 an, on ) -ay 19)4.
5.ey .a, five #.il,ren. Bren,a file, a #ase for nullity of t.e
'arria3e for psy#.olo3i#al in#apa#ity, alle3in3 t.at 7ilson
faile, to provi,e 'aterial support to t.e fa'ily an, .a,
resorte, to p.ysi#al a(use an, a(an,on'ent. 5.e R5C
,e#lare, t.eir 'arria3e null an, voi, un,er arti#le 4* of t.e
%a'ily Co,e. Do0ever, t.e Court of appeals reverse, t.e
sai, ,e#ision.
2ssues: 1. 7.et.er or not t.e totality of evi,en#e presente, in t.is
#ase s.o0 psy#.olo3i#al in#apa#ity.
2. 7.et.er or not personal 'e,i#al or psy#.olo3i#al
e>a'ination of 7ilson (y a p.ysi#ian is a reBuire'ent for a
,e#laration of psy#.olo3i#al in#apa#ity.
Rulin3: 1. No. Alt.ou3. t.e Supre'e Court is suffi#iently #onvin#e,
t.at 7ilson faile, to provi,e 'aterial support an, resorte, to
p.ysi#al a(use an, a(an,on'ent, t.e totality of .is a#ts
,oes not lea, to psy#.olo3i#al in#apa#ity.
2. No. t.e Supre'e Court rule, t.at e>a'ination (y p.ysi#ian
or psy#.olo3ist is not a #on,ition sine 3ua non for t.e
,e#laration of psy#.olo3i#al in#apa#ity.
Case Brief No. *: Repu(li# vs. =a3,a3
G.R. No. 1099<, 9 %e(ruary 2001 !2
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=ivision$
%a#ts: &n < Septe'(er 19<, "rlin,a -atias an, Avelino =a3,a3
3ot 'arrie, an, .a, t0o #.il,ren. 2n 1990, "rlin,a file, a
petition for nullity of 'arria3e for psy#.olo3i#al in#apa#ity.
S.e alle3e, t.at Avelino 0oul, often ,isappear for 'ont.s,
in,ul3e in ,rin1in3 sprees 0it. frien,s, an, infli#t p.ysi#al
in;uries on .er. S.e also learne, t.at Avelino 0as
i'prisone, (ut es#ape, fro' ;ail. =urin3 t.e #ourt .earin3,
Eir3inia =a3,a3, "rlin,a8s sister6in6la0, testifie, t.e vera#ity
of "rlin,a8s alle3ations. 5.e R5C6&lon3apo City ,e#lare,
t.e 'arria3e null an, voi,, 0.i#. 0as affir'e, (y t.e #ourt
of Appeals.
2ssue: 7.et.er or not Avelino suffers fro' psy#.olo3i#al in#apa#ity
as .e is e'otionally i''ature an, irresponsi(le, a .a(itual
al#o.oli#, an, a fu3itive fro' ;usti#e.
Rulin3: 5.e Supre'e Court rule, t.at "rlin,a faile, to #o'ply 0it.
t.e evi,entiary reBuire'ents un,er t.e 3ui,elines set in t.e
t0o #ases of Santos an, -olina, as s.e faile, to present a
psy#.iatrist or 'e,i#al ,o#tor to testify@ t.e alle3ation t.at
Avelino is a fu3itive fro' ;usti#e 0as not suffi#iently proven@
an, t.e investi3atin3 prose#utor 0as not 3iven an
opportunity to present #onvertin3 evi,en#es.

5itle : 9eople vs. 9rin3as, 41 SCRA )2) !G.R. No. 1<92), 41 Au3ust 200<$
%a#ts : &n < Septe'(er 19<, "rlin,a -atias an, Avelino =a3,a3 3ot 'arrie,
an, .a, t0o #.il,ren. 2n 1990, "rlin,a file, a petition for nullity of
'arria3e for psy#.olo3i#al in#apa#ity. S.e alle3e, t.at Avelino 0oul,
often ,isappear for 'ont.s, in,ul3e in ,rin1in3 sprees 0it. frien,s, an,
infli#t p.ysi#al in;uries on .er. S.e also learne, t.at Avelino 0as
i'prisone, (ut es#ape, fro' ;ail. =urin3 t.e #ourt .earin3, Eir3inia
=a3,a3, "rlin,a8s sister6in6la0, testifie, t.e vera#ity of "rlin,a8s
alle3ations. 5.e R5C6&lon3apo City ,e#lare, t.e 'arria3e null an, voi,,
0.i#. 0as affir'e, (y t.e #ourt of Appeals.
2ssue : 7.et.er or not Avelino suffers fro' psy#.olo3i#al in#apa#ity as .e is
e'otionally i''ature an, irresponsi(le, a .a(itual al#o.oli#, an, a
fu3itive fro' ;usti#e.
Del, : 5.e Supre'e Court rule, t.at "rlin,a faile, to #o'ply 0it. t.e
evi,entiary reBuire'ents un,er t.e 3ui,elines set in t.e t0o #ases of
Santos an, -olina, as s.e faile, to present a psy#.iatrist or 'e,i#al
,o#tor to testify@ t.e alle3ation t.at Avelino is a fu3itive fro' ;usti#e 0as
not suffi#iently proven@ an, t.e investi3atin3 prose#utor 0as not 3iven an
opportunity to present #onvertin3 evi,en#es.