Reference: Family Code of the Philippines

A. Identify if the case can prosper legal separation . if not, identify thegounds why the petition is denied.

Ben and in Mariel were validly married . Later , Ben was tempted with another woman . Mariel caught them in Shangrila Mall . Due to Mariel's anger , she dated another man and fell in love with him . When Ben found out about Mariel's affair , he filed an action for legal separation . Can this action prosper?

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Read the cases carefully . Then, answer the questions.

Case 1

Jenny and Mike , both filipino citizens , were married . Mike abandoned Jenny a year after and went to australia . Later , Mike was naturalized as australian citizen . He eventually filed for a divorce from his marriage to Jenny . Mike married nancy after successfully securing a divorce decree . Is Mike and nancy marriage valid ?

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Case 2

Kevin and Samantha married for five years . One day , Kevin met his ex-girlfriend in his workplace . They became co-workers . As time passed by , they fell in love with each other again . As if it was sweeter the second time around . On the other hand , Samantha was also having an affair with her childhood sweetheart . One night Kevin and Samantha talked to each other about their affairs and both of them agreed to file an action for legal separation on the ground of Kevin's sexual infidelity, that Samantha caught them having a sexual intercourse in their conjugal home. Can the action prosper?

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Case 3

Sarah caught her husband and his mistress in the act having sexual intercourse in their conjugal home . Sarah filed an action for legal separation and was granted by the court . She left their conjugal home and lived with her parents . What else would Sarah do in addition to living separately?

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