7/25/2019 Fujiki vs. Marinay Digest
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University of the Philippines College of Law
Persons and Family Relations | Professor Legarda
Case Digest
TOPIC: Bigamous Marriages
CAS !um"er : GR No. 169049CAS !ame: #u$i%i vs& Marinay
Ponente: 'usti(e Carpio
#ACTS
Fujiki (petitioner Japanese) married Marinay (respondent
Filipino) in te
Pilippines in !""#$ %is parents did not like er so e &as not
a'le to 'ring
er &it im to Japan and tey eentually lost ontat$ Marinay
married anoter Japanese Maekara in !""* in te Pilipines+ and e
later 'rougt er &it im to Japan$ %e turned out to 'e a'usie
so Marinay
left im and ontated Fujiki$ ,ey reesta'lised teir relationsip$
Fujiki elped Marinay o'tain a judgment in a Family Court in Japan
delaring
er marriage &it Maekara oid+ due to 'igamy$ %e ten -led a
petition &it
te R,C in te Pilippines to reogni.e te foreign judgment and
orret
related douments registered in te Ciil Registrar$R,C dismissed
petition stating tat it did not omply &it Rule /$M$ 0o
"!1221
2"13C &ere only te us'and or te &ife ould -le for
a'solute nullity of
oid marriage$ 4t also dismissed petitioner5s motion for
reonsideration
stating tat+ in a speial proeeding for orretion of entry under
Rule 2"6+
te trial ourt as no jurisdition to nullify marriages (ollateral
attak)$
ISSUS
7eter or not /M 0o$ "!12212"13C is applia'le$o 0o$o Does not
apply in a petition to reogni.e foreign judgment$ Petitioner
need only present 89ial pu'liation and erti-ation:opy attested
'y
o9er &o as opy of te judgement$o Does not apply sine it
means ourt &ill litigate te ase ane&o Does not apply in
'igamous marriages
7eter or not us'and or &ife of a prior marriage an -le a
petition to
reogni.e foreign judgment nullifying te su'se;uent marriage
'et&een isor er spouse and a foreign iti.en on te ground of
'igamy$o
