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Validity of Foreign Divorce in Philippine Law by Cherry Ann Cubelo Namoc is a document available to read on EtoBox.

The court ruling addressed two key issues: 1) Whether the divorce between the respondent and his first wife Editha was sufficiently proven. 2) Whether the respondent was legally capable of marrying the petitioner. The court found that the respondent failed to properly prove the Australian divorce decree according to Philippine law. Foreign judgments must be proven through submission of the relevant foreign law allowing divorce. Mere presentation of the divorce decree is not enough. Since the divorce was not

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Cherry Ann Cubelo Namoc

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