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Void Judgment

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  1. THE Supreme Court

    No first marriage license, no bigamy

    One of the essential elements of bigamy is a prior valid marriage. If the supposed first marriage was void ab initio, it is nonexistent from the beginning.

    4 MIN READ

  2. When donations cross the line

    When donations cross the line

    If a man maintains a relationship falling within the definition of concubinage, any donation to his mistress is void.

    3 MIN READ

  3. Lack of authority

    Lack of authority

    A marriage is not automatically void just because the officiating officer allegedly lacked authority.

    3 MIN READ

  4. Eduardo Martinez

    When res judicata does not apply

    Is this principle a hard-and-fast rule? No exception? In the present case, the Supreme Court held that res judicata does not apply if the first judgment is…

    3 MIN READ