PFR REVIEW QUESTIONS

State and briefly explain a legal remedy available to the

aggrieved party in the following instances:
a. The husband concealed the fact that prior to his
wedding; he had impregnated a woman other than his
current wife.
b. The wife had threatened her husband with
abandonment if he does not embrace her religion.
c. A married C despite being still married to B although
A and Bs marriage was without a marriage ceremony.
d. After a final decree of legal separation from W, X
continued his scandalous sexual relation with Z.

Saul, a married man, had an adulterous relation with Tessie. In

one of the trysts, Saul's wife, Cecile, caught them in flagrante.
Armed with a gun, Cecile shot Saul in a fit of extreme jealousy,
nearly killing him. Four (4) years after the incident, Saul filed an
action for legal separation against Cecile on the ground that
she attempted to kill him.
a. If you were Saul's counsel, how will you argue his case?
b. If you were the lawyer of Cecile, what will be your
defense?
c. If you were the judge, how will you decide the case?

Distinguish:
a. A void marriage from voidable marriage
b. Legal separation from annulment of
marriage