Republic Republic of the t he Philippines National Capital Judicial Region
REGIONAL TRIAL COURT Branch 123, Manila City
SUNSHINE MAE SANTOS MALIGALIG Petitioner,
CASE NO. 5678-51 For: For: Declara Declara!o" !o" o# N$ll!% o# Marr!a&e
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'ORGE MANUEL MALIGALIG MALIGALIG Respondent, !-----------------------!
(RE-TRIAL )RIEF "he #$%&C&"$R '(N(R)%, '(N(R)%, by the undersigned, under signed, and unto un to this *onorable Court, +ost respectfully states
STA STATEMENT OF O F THE FACTS AND AN D OF THE CASE CA SE "his is a case for eclaration of Nullity of Marriage under )rticles 3. of the Ne/ 0a+ily 0a+ily Code $n January 3, 21, the #olicitor 'eneral /as furnished /ith /ith a copy copy of the the petit etitiion for for decla eclara rati tion on of nul ulllity ity of +arriage 4led by petitioner 5nder )M No 2-11-1-#C, the #oli #olici cito torr 'ener eneral al is +and andated ated to ines nesti tig gate ate /het /hethe herr collusion e!ists bet/een the parties in a case for annul+ent of +arriage "he #olicitor 'eneral alleges a6 that respondent 'ORGE MANUEL MALIGALIG LIG and petitioner SUNS SUNSHI HINE NE MAE MAE contra ract cted ed a +arr +arria iage ge on May May 7, SANT SANTOS OS MALI MALIGA GALI LIG G cont 278 278 b6 that respo responde ndent nt and petitio petitioner ner lied lied together together in their con9ugal ho+e for t/o and a half years before their de fact facto o sepa separa rati tion on88 c6 that that respo espond nden entt is di diag agno nose sed d /ith /ith :ependent Personality isorder;8 d6 that the root cause of such su ch beha behaio iorr is trace traced d fro+ fro+ his his clos close e atta attach+ ch+ent ent to his his
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+other /hich +anifested after the death of respondent
(RO(OSED STI(ULATION OF FACTS 1 "he identity of parties #unshine Mae Maligalig petitioner and Jorge Manuel Maligalig as respondent8
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2 "he fact of +arriage, the parties haing been +arried on May 7, 278 3 "hat petitioner and respondent lied together in their con9ugal ho+e for t/o and a half >2 and ?6 years8 "hat petitioner and respondent are childless8 = "hat petitioner /as insistent on haing a child as she /as already getting old8 . "hat after t/o and a half >2 and ?6 years fro+ their /edding, petitioner and respondent decided to lie separately8 @ "hat petitioner has Ano/ledge that respondent, after their de facto separation, cohabited /ith another /o+an8 7 "hat petitioner and respondent agreed to seeA the declaration of nullity of their +arriage on the ground of psychological incapacity8 and "hat the respectie psychiatrists of the petitioner and the respondent are e!pert in their 4eld
LIST OF DOCUMENTAR* E+IDENCE ) D "he Marriage Contract of #unshine Mae Maligalig and Jorge Manuel Maligalig dated May 7, 278
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B - "he Psychiatric Report prepared by r *er+osa C Padilla to proe that respondent is not psychologically incapacitated
A)STRACT OF TESTIMONIES ,ATARINA (. DEL SOL, a close and long-ti+e friend of the petitioner and respondent, /ho /ill testify on the relationship of the spouses as husband and /ife
)RO. RUDOLFO *. DEMETRIO the )docate of the National )ppellate Matri+onial "ribunal of the Catholic Church in the Philippines /ill be testifying on conte+poraneous religious interpretation
DR. HERMOSA (ADILLA the psychiatrist /ho /ill testify on the psychiatrical report done on respondent
NUM)ER OF ITNESSES TO )E (RESENTED "hree >36 /itnesses
RESER+ATION "he #olicitor 'eneral respectfully reseres the right to present other eidence andEor /itnesses as the necessity thereof +ay arise
ADMISSIONS $utside of the +atters alleged, the solicitor general is not inclined to ad+it further +atters
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A((LICA)LE LAS AND 'URIS(RUDENCE Proisions on the 0a+ily Code
(RO(OSED ISSUES 1 Fhether or not respondent is psychologically incapacitated to co+ply /ith the essential reGuisites of +arriage /hich is a alid ground under )rt 3. of the Ne/ 0a+ily Code to declare the +arriage a nullity 2 Fhether collusion e!ists bet/een the parties
A+AILA)ILIT* FOR TRIAL Counsel /ill be aailable for trial on dates conenient /ith this *onorable Court
RES(ECTFULL* SU)MITTED. City of Manila 0ebruary , 21.
OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR GENERAL 13 )+orsolo #t, %egaspi Hillage, MaAati City, 122 By
AAA ))) A//!/a" Sol!c!or Ge"eral &BP No 12.33 1E7E1., Manila City $"R No @2712 1E.E1@, Manila City Roll No 7212 MC%( Cert of Co+p ad+itted to the Bar 213
Signed by:
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FLORIN T. HIL)A* Sol!c!or Ge"eral
Copy furnished:
ATT*. AAA ))) Counsel for Plainti .@= 0air+ont Mansion, MaAati )enue, MaAati City
ATT*. I0IGO ACUAR III Counsel for Respondent 2=E0 )CCR)%)F "$F(R #econd )enue corner 3th #treet, Crescent ParA Fest Bonifacio 'lobal City, 3 "aguig, Metro Manila, Philippines
EXPLANATION (Re: Service thru Registered Mail) Pursuant to the Proision of Rule 13, #ection 11 of the 1@ Rules in Ciil Procedure as )+ended, undersigned sub+its this (!planation that the serice of this Pre-"rial Brief /as by Registered Mail instead of personal sere in ie/ of lacA of +anpo/er
