REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES REGIONAL TRIAL COURT SECOND JUDICIAL REGION BRANCH 4 FAMILY COURT TUGUEGARAO CITY, CAGAYAN
JANE DOE,
CIVIL CASE NO. 0008
Petitioner,
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ISSUES
HET HETHE HER R OR NOT NOT ARTICLE ICLE 4 BE THE THE GROU GROUND ND OF THE THE PETITION OF ANNULMENT OR MARRIAGE HET HETHE HER R OR OR NOT NOT THE EVID EVIDEN ENCE CES S AND TESTI ESTIMO MONI NIES ES PRESENTED ENOUGH TO PROVE JUANS HOMOSEUALITY PRIOR THE MARRIAGE
DISCUSSION
M+rri+(e i t'e )ornertone o" P'i*i$$ine o)iet. +n% +n in/io*+*e o)i+* intit!tion& Se$+r+tion, +nn!*ent or %e)*+r+tion o" n!**it. o" +rri+(e )+n on*. e +e% on (ro!n% t+te% . *+0& T'e F+i*. Co%e *ier+*i;e% to + )ert+in e6tent t'ee (ro!n% . $ro/i%in( "or Con)e+*ent o" Hooe6!+*it. + + (ro!n% "or t'e %e)*+r+tion o" n!**it. o" + +rri+(e& B+in( on t'e e/i%en)e +n% tetionie o" t'e 0itnee, Arti)*e < !t e t'e (ro!n% "or n!**it. o" J+ne +n% +n% J!+n J!+n +rri+ +rri+(e (e&& T'e T'e +!t' +!t'or or ! !it it t'+t t'+t t'i t'i i + $ro $ro*e *e in) in)ee t'e t'e )on)e+*ent o" 'ooe6!+*it. !t e $rior t'e +rri+(e +n% t'e !$i)ion o" J+ne to J!+n e6!+*it. 0+ +"ter t'eir +rri+(e +n% t'i +. e ro+%ene% to en)o$+ +n. +n% +** )ir)!t+n)e o" in)o$+tii*it. o" t'e $o!e +n% +**o0 t'e 1!%(e too !)' %i)retion to %eterine 0'en %e)*+r+tion o" n!**it.
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