G.R. No. 227605, December 5, 2019, IN RE: PETITION FOR JUDICIAL RECOGNITION OF DIVORCE BETWEEN MINURO* TAKAHASHI AND JULIET RENDORA MORAÑA, JULIET RENDORA MORAÑA, PETITIONER, VS. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT.
G.R. No. 227605, December 5, 2019, IN RE: PETITION FOR JUDICIAL RECOGNITION OF DIVORCE BETWEEN MINURO * TAKAHASHI AND JULIET RENDORA MORAÑA, JULIET RENDORA MORAÑA, PETITIONER, VS. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. https://attyrobertdivinagracia.net/a-foreign-decree-of-divorce-may-be-recognized-in-the-philippines-although-it-was-the-filipino-spouse-who-obtained-the-same/ Juliet and Minoru Takahashi were married in Manila in 2002. After 10 years and the relationship between them having turned sour, the mayor of Fukuyama City granted Juliet and Minoru a Divorce Report. Thus, Juliet filed a petition for recognition of the Divorce Report. Among the documents offered by the petitioner were the Divorce Report dated May 22, 2012, and the Certificate of All Matters and its English translation. The RTC however denied her petition. According to the RTC, Juliet was the one who secured the Divorce Decree, a fact not allowed by Philippine laws; she was not able ...