Marriage;Grounds;DeclarationofNullity:Annulment:Legal Separation: Separation of Property(2003)

Whichofthefollowingremedies,i.e.,(a)declarationofnullity of marriage, (b) annulment of marriage, (c) legal separation, and/or (d) separation of property, can an aggrieved spouse avail himself/herself of-

(i)Ifthewifediscoversafterthemarriagethatherhusband has "AIDS".

(ii)Ifthewifegoes(to)abroadtoworkasanurseandrefuses to come home after the expiration of her three-year contract there.

(iii)If the husband discovers after the marriage that his wife has been a prostitute before they got married.

(iv) If the husband has a serious affair with his secretary and refuses to stop notwithstanding advice from relatives and friends.

(v)Ifthehusbandbeatsuphiswifeeverytimehecomes home drunk.

Marriage; Legal Separation; Declaration of Nullity(2002)

Ifdrugaddiction,habitualalcoholism,lesbianismorhomosexualityshouldoccuronlyduringthemarriage,would this constitute grounds for a declaration of nullity or for legal separation, or would they render the marriage voidable?

Marriage;Legal Separation;Grounds; PrescriptivePeriod(1994)

RosaandArielweremarriedintheCatholicChurchofTarlac, Tarlac on January 5. 1988. In 1990, Ariel went to Saudi Arabia to work. There, after being converted into Islam, Ariel married Mystica, Rosa learned of the second marriage of Ariel on January 1, 1992 when Ariel returned to the Philippines with Mystica. Rosa filed an action for legal separation on February 5, 1994,

1)Does Rosa have legal grounds to ask for legal separation?

2)Hastheactionprescribed?

Marriage; Legal Separation; Mutual guilt(2006)

Saul,amarriedman,hadanadulterousrelationwithTessie.In one of the trysts, Saul's wife, Cecile, caught them in flagrante. Armed with a gun, Cecile shot Saul in a fit of extreme jealousy, nearly killing him. Four (4) years after the incident,Saul filed an action for legal separation against Cecile on the ground that she attempted to kill him.

(1)IfyouwereSaul'scounsel,howwillyouarguehiscase?

Marriage; Non-Bigamous Marriages (2006)

Marvin,aFilipino,andShelley,anAmerican,bothresidentsof California, decided to get married in their local parish. Two years after their marriage, Shelley obtained a divorce in California. While in Boracay, Marvin met Manel, a Filipina, who was vacationing there. Marvin fell in love with her. After a brief courtship and complying with all the requirements, they got married in Hongkong to avoid publicity, it being Marvin's second marriage. Is his marriage to Manel valid? Explain.