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Republic vs. Manalo

24th April 2018

ak948563
862 SCRA 580 , G.R. No. 221029
Primary Holding
Paragraph 2 of Article 26 of the Family Code should be interpreted to allow a Filipino citizen who has obtained a valid divorce decree abroad against a foreign spouse to remarry, provided the divorce is valid under the laws of the foreign country.
Background
Marelyn Tanedo Manalo, a Filipino citizen, married a Japanese national. She later obtained a divorce decree in Japan and filed a petition in the Philippines for the recognition of the divorce and the cancellation of her marriage record. The lower court denied her petition, but the Court of Appeals reversed the decision.
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