SECTION 1. Scope. – This Rule shall govern petitions for legal separation under the Family Code of the Philippines...
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Legal separation in the Philippines
Legal separation is a court approved separation of husband and wife. It is not divorce. Under legal separation, the marital obligations and the property relations between the spouses are ended, but the marriage bond is not dissolv...
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Psychological incapacity and proving it in court
Marriage is a peculiar institution in the Philippines, the only country on earth in which there is still no general law on divorce.[...
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Do you need a Court declaration that you are an heir before you can protect your inherited property?
Is it always necessary for an heir to institute an inheritance case in Court before she can exercise legal rights to a property which she inherited?...
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Corporate officers and Piercing the Veil of Corporate Fiction
To disregard the separate juridical personality of a corporation, the wrongdoing must be established clearly and convincingly. It cannot be presumed.[...
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Probationary employees and Due process in termination
A probationary employee, is one who is on trial by an employer during which the employer determines whether or not he is qualified for permanent employment...
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