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Comment Manifestation From OSG
Comment Manifestation From OSG
Comment Manifestation From OSG
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3. On 11 April 2022, the OSG received the Answer
respondent Jaylord B. Obac.
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Antonio v. Reyes (G.R. No. 155800, March 10, 2006)
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G.R. 196359, 11 May 2021
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"personality structure," which manifests itself
through clear acts of dysfunctionality that
undermines the family. The spouse's personality
structure must make it impossible for him or her to
understand and, more important, to comply with his
or her essential marital obligations. (Emphasis
Ours)
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Tan-Andal v. Andal (G.R. 196359, 11 May 2021)
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Supra
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G.R. No. 18081 March 3, 1922
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of which the public is deeply interested.
Consequently, every intendment of the law leans
toward legalizing matrimony. Persons dwelling
together in apparent matrimony are presumed, in
the absence of any counter-presumption or
evidence special to the case, to be in fact married.
The reason is that such is the common order of
society, and if the parties were not what they thus
hold themselves out as being, they would be living
in the constant violation of decency and of law. A
presumption established by our Code of Civil
Procedure is "that a man and woman deporting
themselves as husband and wife have entered into
a lawful contract of marriage." Semper præsumitur
pro matrimonio—Always presume marriage.
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9. Furthermore, the Supreme Court ratiocinated that
marriages declared as nullified under Article 36 of the Family
Code should be deemed as an implement of the Constitutional
protection of marriage and that as a result, there is a
corresponding interest for the State to defend against
marriages ill-equipped to promote family life.
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that makes her psychologically incapacitated to warrant the
nullity of her marriage with respondent Jaylord.
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G.R. No. 119190 January 16, 1997
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10.3. To the allegations that respondent is a “Mama’s
boy” and that he suffers Narcissistic Personality Disorder with
marked dependent features, it is worth noting that the doctor
arrived at the conclusion after interviewing Michelle and her
deposition that any such personality disorders of Jaylord have
been existing since the latter’s early years being the son of a
basketball player and at the same time governor father, and
contrastingly a fragile mother who “nearly had a nervous
breakdown,” has not been explained.
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Republic v. Cabantug-Baguio (G.R. No. 171042, June 30, 2008)
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11.1.Respondent has consistently argued and proved
that his absence was caused by his effort to be employed
abroad in order to provide for the needs of his wife and child,
like any other Filipino father would do. Consequently, an
allegation of psychological incapacity would not hold water in
this case.
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psychological incapacity in light of the insufficient evidence
presented.
PRAYER
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EXPLANATION
JAYLORD B. OBAC
Blk 4 Lot 5 Barangay Catalunan Grande
Davao City
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