Santos Vs Santos PDF
Santos Vs Santos PDF
ISSUE:
Is there an err on the part of the Court of Appelas in dismissing Celerina’s petition on the ground that the proper
remedy is to file a sworn statement before the civil registry declaring her reappearance .
RULING:
Yes. Annulment of judgment is the remedy when the Regional Trial Court's judgment, order, or
resolution has become final, and the remedies of new trial, appeal, petition for relief or other
appropriate remedies are no longer available through no fault of the petitioner. The grounds for
annulment of judgment are extrinsic fraud and lack of jurisdiction. For fraud to become a basis for
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annulment of judgment, it has to be extrinsic or actual. It is intrinsic when the fraudulent acts
pertain to an issue involved in the original action or where the acts constituting the fraud were or
could have been litigated, It is extrinsic or collateral when a litigant commits acts outside of the
trial which prevents a party from having a real contest, or from presenting all of his case, such that
there is no fair submission of the controversy. For fraud to become a basis for annulment of
judgment, it has to be extrinsic or actual. It is intrinsic when the fraudulent acts pertain to an issue
involved in the original action or where the acts constituting the fraud were or could have been
litigated, It is extrinsic or collateral when a litigant commits acts outside of the trial which prevents
a party from having a real contest, or from presenting all of his case, such that there is no fair
declaration of presumptive death, a presumption arises that the first spouse is already dead and that
the second marriage is legal. This presumption should prevail over the continuance of the marital
relations with the first spouse. The second marriage, as with all marriages, is presumed valid. The
burden of proof to show that the first marriage was not properly dissolved rests on the person