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Plain-language guides and case briefs on Philippine law — researched from the firm's law library of 184,000+ statutes, Supreme Court decisions, and agency issuances, and written so non-lawyers can understand and act on them.

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When Can a Mother Challenge Child Legitimacy in the Philippines? The Ordoña Ruling

A mother cannot collaterally attack her child's legitimacy under Philippine law. The Supreme Court's Ordoña ruling explains why.

Psychological Incapacity as Annulment Ground in the Philippines After Tan-Andal

Understand psychological incapacity as an annulment ground under Article 36, Family Code, as clarified by Tan-Andal and applied in Halog v. Halog.

Foreign Spouses Can File for Marriage Nullity in the Philippines: The Ambrose Ruling

Foreign spouses married in the Philippines have legal standing to file for nullity of marriage, as clarified by the Supreme Court in Ambrose v. Suque-Ambrose.