Posts Tagged ‘Family Law’
Child custody in the Philippines: sole vs. joint and the best interest standard
When a marriage breaks down — or when parents who were never married separate — the most difficult question is rarely about money or property. It is about the children. Who do they live with? Who decides where they go to school, what doctor they see, what religion they practice? Can a parent take them…
Read MorePsychological incapacity after Tan-Andal: what it now means for your case
For decades, filing a petition for declaration of nullity of marriage on the ground of psychological incapacity felt like running a legal obstacle course. You needed a psychologist. The psychologist needed to diagnose a specific personality disorder. The diagnosis had to trace back to a root cause that existed before the wedding. Courts routinely dismissed…
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