X asked for a legal opinion regarding his capacity to marry B. He was previously married to A in the Philippines but they divorced in Australia according to an Australian court decree. X then married B in the Philippines. B is now filing for annulment on the grounds of bigamy. X wants to know if the Australian divorce decree can be used as evidence that he had the legal capacity to marry B and absolve him of charges of bigamy.
X asked for a legal opinion regarding his capacity to marry B. He was previously married to A in the Philippines but they divorced in Australia according to an Australian court decree. X then married B in the Philippines. B is now filing for annulment on the grounds of bigamy. X wants to know if the Australian divorce decree can be used as evidence that he had the legal capacity to marry B and absolve him of charges of bigamy.
X asked for a legal opinion regarding his capacity to marry B. He was previously married to A in the Philippines but they divorced in Australia according to an Australian court decree. X then married B in the Philippines. B is now filing for annulment on the grounds of bigamy. X wants to know if the Australian divorce decree can be used as evidence that he had the legal capacity to marry B and absolve him of charges of bigamy.
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FACTS: X went to your office and asked for your legal opinion. He narrated the following facts: He, a Filipino, was married to A, an Australian Citizen, in Manila on Mar. 1, 2000. The lived as husband and wife in Australia. However, an Australian
Family court issued a decree of divorce, dissolving their marriage on May 1,
2001. On Dec. 2, 2001, X married B in Cabanatuan City. They lived in Australia. Since Oct. 25, 2002, the couple lived separately without prior judicial dissolution of their marriage. As a matter of fact, their conjugal assets were divided in accordance with their Statutory Declarations secured in Australia. B filed a complaint for Declaration of Nullity of Marriage on the ground of bigamy on Jan. 3, 2003, claiming that she learned only in Dec. 23, 2002 the marriage of X with A. X went to you and asked if whether the decree of divorce is admissible as evidence to prove his legal capacity to marry B and absolved him of bigamy. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ________________._____