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Recto was hired by an American wife, Esperanza Harden, to represent her in a Philippine case seeking to protect her interests in conjugal property from her American husband Fred Harden, in conjunction with a divorce proceeding she intended to file in the US. Recto succeeded in the trial court but on appeal, the Hardens had settled. Recto then sought to collect fees but the Hardens argued the contract was invalid as its object was unlawful under Philippine law which does not allow divorce. The Supreme Court

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Michelle Baguio

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