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Leonilo Antonio v. Marie Yvonne Reyes, GR 155800
Facts:
In 1990, petitioner Leonilo Antonio and respondent Marie Yvonne Reyes
got married e!ore a minister o! t"e Gospel at t"e Manila #ity $all and
s%se&%ently at Lima 'aris", (agong Ilog, 'asig, Metro Manila. )n 8 Mar*" 199+, petitioner led a petition to "ave "is marriage
de*lared n%ll and void e*a%se respondent -as psy*"ologi*ally
in*apa*itated to *omply -it" t"e essential marital oligations.
$e asserted t"at respondents in*apa*ity e/isted at t"e time t"eir
marriage -as *elerated and still s%sists %p to t"e present.
$e asserted respondent persistently lied to "im. or instan*e:
o "e introd%*ed "er illegitimate son as t"e adopted *"ild o! "er
!amily.o "e !ari*ated a story t"at "er rot"er2in2la- attempted to rape
and 3ill "er.o "e misrepresented "ersel! as a psy*"iatrist to "er ostetri*ian,
and told some o! "er !riends t"at s"e -as a psy*"ology grad%ate,
t"o%g" s"e -as not.o "e lied ao%t eing a singer or a !ree2lan*e voi*e talent
a4liated -it" (la*3gold Re*ording #ompany.o "e made %p a story ao%t a l%n*"eon s"o- "eld at t"e
'"ilippine illage $otel in "er "onor.o "e invented !riends named (aes antos and ia Mar&%e6, and
%nder t"ose names, sent lengt"y letters to petitioner.
o "e misrepresented "ersel! as a person o! greater means.o "e o%g"t a salaset !rom a p%li* mar3et %t told petitioner
t"at s"e a*&%ired it !rom a !amo%s !%rnit%re dealer.o "e spent lavis"ly on %nne*essary items and ended %p orro-ing
money !rom ot"er people on !alse prete/ts.o "e -as so inse*%re and 7ealo%s over "im to t"e e/tent o! *alling
%p "is o4*emates to monitor "is -"ereao%ts.
(e*a%se o! "er e"avior, petitioner separated !rom "er in A%g%st 1991.
$e tried to attempt a re*on*iliation %t sin*e "er e"avior did not
*"ange, "e nally le!t "er !or good in ovemer 1991.
r. Lope6, a *lini*al psy*"ologist, stated t"at respondents persistentand *onstant lying to petitioner -as anormal or pat"ologi*al.
Also, respondents e/treme 7ealo%sy -as also pat"ologi*al. Respondent
-as s%ering !rom paranoia.
Respondents de!ense:
o "e *laimed s"e per!ormed "er marital oligations y attending
to all t"e needs o! "er "%sand.
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o "e asserted t"at t"ere -as no tr%t" to t"e allegation t"at s"e
!ari*ated stories, told lies and invented personalities.
r. Reyes testied t"at respondent -as not psy*"ologi*ally
in*apa*itated to per!orm t"e essential marital oligations.
(%t r. Lope6 re%tted t"at r. Reyess eval%ation -as ;a-ed e*a%se
t"e latter did not administer it personally and t"e instr%ment
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In !a*t, # !o%nd t"at t"e present *ase s%4*iently satised t"e
g%idelines in Molina:
o 'etitioner presented -itnesses
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(B> t"e petitioners e/pert -itnesses testied in 199D and
1995, and t"e trial *o%rt rendered its de*ision on 10 A%g%st
1995 -ell e!ore Molina-as prom%lgated in 199F -"ere
incurability -as *learly a re&%isite o! 'I.
In Pesca v. Pesca: 7%di*ial de*isions apply retroa*tivelye*a%se t"ey only interpret or *onstr%*t t"e la-.
(%t # "ad to e pra*ti*al.
o # granted t"e petition and reinstated R>#s de*ision.
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