DECISION - (4th Sharia Circuit Court Civil Case No. 2013-054) - In the Matter of the Joint Petition for the Approval and Registration of Agreement of Divorce by Talaq

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FOUftTH S*-IARI'A CiRCUIT CCIUffiT

4* Sfu arf'a .{udfcfaf Sistrfct

f;ligarr City

IN THE MATTER OF TT{E JOINT

PETITION FOR THE APPROVALAI\ID REGfSTRATION OF AGREE-

fVIENT CIF MIVSRCE tsY TATAQ

Civil Case No.2O13-064

ilI-Y SAIVCHEZ IVIAAGAD

and ORANCIO C" LANTACAF

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DECTSTGF{BEF0RE ttr"lfrs cuurt, is a Joint- Fetition for tffre appnovatr and

registration of thein Divorce Agreeme*t ny Talaq anrl cancetlation of theirCertEficate *f Marrfage filed by I-[LY SANCI{EU MAAGAD and OffiAfUCfrO C.LANTACA on -!une 3, 2S3.3. Aitached therewrth }s an eN-parte rmotior1 toimmediiately set case for hearing preferral:ly on June s, vaLS allegingamong others thatparties to this especialty the wife is leavlng the c*untryfor work abroad and that the petitian heing rnerely fnr tfre registration oft$'re c{ivorce agreermerrt and lointly filed, p*ssibrlity fon og:pmsitism is nril

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Finding said petit$on ts be sufficiemt in fornil amd substa*lce this courfigranted the rnation and set the case fsr hearing on Ji.lne 5, 2SL3 at g:fifiO'cicc$< in the morning.

on June 5, 20L3, scheduletl hearing petrtirners fsr perrpmses cfproving compliance with the jurisdictianal requirernents forrnally offered inevidence and duly admifted by the court the fotlowing dacumentaryevidences marked as follows: Exh. 'A' with sub-msrkings - the petition;Extt-'B' with sub-markings - the verification/certification

attached to thepetition; Exh. *{'- the order of this court giving due course to the petition;Fxf?" '"D"- tt're certificate of nrarniage hetween petitione!-s; Exh. *E snd F,, _

tfte certriicate of Conversfon ts rsfam of petrtfoner wrfe; f,x&.,1f"'- theAgreement of Divorce By Tataq executed by petitioners- Thereafter, theccurt anrtounced in open court if there is any one ohlecttng to er othe petition and there being none the court attowed petitioners to*ts evidence" P*!-r!!o*ru firowever ralanifested thatpetition Ennrqfwqer$i-*l$ilpUo $ct anltrmore intencl to pnesen.ttestimonftt eviffiffi*trH?tefld,pypffi th{! thein rnorisn for jr*elgmenr





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petitioner converted ts lstam thus, the resolution mf the rnatter hinges or"l

tl'le resoluti*n of the.f*ll*wir.lg issues:

1. Nhether oi not this Court hos jur?sdiciion to epprove the

Agreement of Divorce by Taloq [Exh.' F"] executed by the partiesond sccord it registration snd in effect severe the marital bondbetween petitioners p#rs{.r#mf fo their marri*ge cel*hrsted mmrf

solemnized on -lanuary 17, 1995 at tfre $1fin*micipal Triatr Cor"lrts $n't

the Cities Branch 4, Cagayan de oro City not in accordance wfffr

lslan-ric Rites hut icr a civil weddingT

7. lffitd]t rs ffie effecf of subseguent conversiara fo fsfsm hy pefftfoners

fo ffierr marri*ge celebrateef mot' in *ccard*erce wffh Isfamrc ffrtes

buf fm accordcnce with ciu. riks?

[.lndsulatedily, this court is without authority to severe the rnanitalbpnc$ between petitioner and respandent pursuamt to their rnanriage

ce$ebnated and so*enmnired on January L7, 1S95 [n accondance with cEwi[

rites" Frecisely because this eourt eannot umdo rnrhat it cannot do, as thfrs

c*urt can binci peopie/parties in rnatrimony only in accondance uvith Xslamlc

i-iies ano none othei-.

On this score, the court feels that the petition should be denied.

However, it is beyond dispute that after their marriage both petitioners

aonverted tl'lernselves to lslarn {Exir. 'aF- and Ft thus it 'rs necessary to

rJeternaine the effect cf petitficinetr's surhsequent comversion to lslann.For thrs px.ir-Bose Artlcle 378 *f tlie Code pf E\4ustrirn Fersonal tr-at*rs im

5 -*-*,r,0.r.,*.tBQ.ffiifippines prcvides and we quote:

tr,f 1 Art. 1-78. Effect of conversion t* ls!*rn o* rxarrisse. - The

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"t A 7-* $gnversion af non-Muslim spouses to lslom shsll have the legal.J t-j f - F f $ynversianaf non-Muslim spouses ta lslam shsll have the lega{

*,-, i g i Hlfect of ratifying their morriage ss ti the srme h*d been

ii-$; p t periormed in occordance with the provisions of tttis Cade CIi-r+ / - - =, Nuslim law, provided thqt there is no legal impediment to ther! o I t:,_r <r-l _E 5,

- marrioge under Muslim law.

= EES -f ln the instant case it is undisputed that on January L7, LggS both

P ; S SetiEpnars marry wftll each other i* accordance with civi$ rites, a nite notii 4:( ia anco$rpatible with lslam. After their marrlage hoth petit[oner andJ_,

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,':"resp$ndent canverted themselves ta lslam. Likeuvise, at ti-re tfrrne of theirmarriage on January 17,1995 at the Municipal Trial Courts in the Cities

Branch 4, Cagayan de oro City petitioner husband was above 3.5 yeans old

while petitioner wife was already in puberty age and they are not ref;ative

by consanguinity or affinity nor a reiationship of fosterage existed

thern.

$Jitti ttrre foregoing disquisition, it is now safe to cos-lclude that a

lequinemtenfs of fhe law sufficlemt to give full }egal effeet of conuersio

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t$'le fact of conversiom to Islarn hy both petitimmers; and nome existe



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any $egan imipectriri'remt to the marriage unden tvluslin"r &*w, were futriy rmet,Ccnsequent[y, for all $egaf intents and purpsses, the rmarriage betweer-rpetitioner and respondent on .ianuary L7, L995 at the Municipal Trial

Courts in the cities Branch 4, cagayan de oro Clty was performed inaccardance with lslamic law, thereby elimrnatingl all douhts sn tl'r$s ceurflsjunisdictiom over the case-

I-&aving a$[ totrd, we shatrl now proceed to the nna$n fissue on whetFrercr nst the Agreernemt sf Divsrce hy Talaq {Exh"*G"} executed by petitiomensi:e approved and accmnded registnation.

By nature, elivmrce by Talaq is 'the unilaterafi and unequivocailutterance and prcnsuncernent of a Muslirm hushand ir* t$"re presemce sf th,ew.lie for at ieast three 131 times, the worSs "1 DIVSRCE YffU, I DIVOTICE yOU

AND I DIVORCE YOU" which shall have the force and effect of divoraeIrnrmer$rately after sr-rch utterance suhject to certain requrremnents provtdedhy law {i.e" o&se{v#nce of fddcr} with no other for"nrafiity nequined, il"no!'e so

. approval frorn am]r one or fnorsr this court" For purposes however of nrakfrng

t[-tis kind of divorce effeetive or hincling to third person or to the wirole''."'or[d in general, it is necessary that the same be r-educed into writing andduty recorded with the Civil Registry who has the ministerial duty to acceptand record the same. In sum approval by this count of the divorce by Talaq

unltatenatly anid urrequivacally pronounced by the husband "lss*lpenflr"liEy"

fiar the imstant case however, instead nf an ordinary divorce by Tataqumi$atera$Iy p*-onouneed hy the husband, parties nrar}e a uyritten agrees??er?t

of d*vonce, inconporating therein the divorce by ta#mq uni$aten'al$y

Pronoufr'?ceet by the husband thereby, Ieavlng this count no alters'lative but..i:,**{.ri"r^*tq$iS into the terms thereof.

E E ?,I After peruse, this court is convinced that the Agreernent of Divorce

1 Fr'|hyfalaq [Exh."G"] is not contrary to faw, morats, goocl custcrns, public

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-) F,:,hy Lul.q [Exh "G"] is not contrary to faw, morats, goocl custcms, public=

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l: r ==- i.' WHEBEFORE, judgment is hereby rendered granting the petition,Cl A,.1:lP

.l.r1mtrrfDivoncehyTaIaq{Extl.*G*}exeautedbyt-ilLYL -= -=._?F- ;, p, SitQfHEZ MAAGAfi and GRA{VCf0 f. {"A{UTACA and the Cferfr of Coq.rrt of thfs: fi i <ol\t in his capacity as Circuit Registrar is hereby directed ts accordO q.= :r*

E = E T"Stthati+n ef said Agreerne*t cf Divorce by Tataq executed hy petrt{<uqer I7-., .{Extt,v'GJ in its registry book and issue the corresponding decree of divonce.

The rnarriage between pettioners {uLY iANCF|EZ MAAGAfi undCIRANClo c" LANTACAI celebrated cn January Lv,199s at the MunicipaE

TniaE Cmurts isr the Cities Branch 4, Cagayan de Orm Clty is herehy ctrec$ared

SEVERED, TtrRMlillATED, NULilFIfD and rendered of I\!0 FSRCE AIUD

EFFECT threreby capacitating each of the panties to rnarry anothenpetiomer urffu rnay revert back to her rnafden sur-man'Be.



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Let copies of this decision, furnirf,*U ts the Local Civi! Registry of

Cagayan de Oro City and the National Statistics Office- Office of the Civil

Registrar General INSO -OCRG], Quezon City for proper, cancellation,

annotation and authentication. The concern Local Civil Registrar and the

National Stafistics Office- Bffice af the Civif Registrar General [NSO -OCRGJ,

Quezmn City, are hereby mandated, directed and ordered to make the

anmotation Gn the rnarriage contract ss cancelled and to issue the

corresponding Certificate of Capacity to Marry whenever required or

necessary.

SO ORDERED.

lssued this Sh day of Sune 2SL3, inE

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DECISION - (4th Sharia Circuit Court Civil Case No. 2013-054) - In the Matter of the Joint Petition for the Approval and Registration of Agreement of Divorce by Talaq