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Supreme Court Conflicting Decisions

The cases of Gomez vs. Lipana (1970), Odayat vs. Amante (1977), and

Wiee! vs. "empio#$iy (19%&) 'ee decided 'hen the e' *ivi! *ode 'as sti!! in effect.

+n Gomez vs. Lipana, Lipana contacted t'o maiaes

• +n 19-0 to Loeta Ancino and

• +n 19-/ to +sida Gomez 'ho did not no' of the fist maiae.

Lipana and +sida ac2ied a popety d2in this maiae.

When +sida died intestate, he on!y heis 'ee he sistes. The siste#

administato so2ht to fofeit Lipana3s inteest in the estate on the o2nd that Lipana3s

maiae to +sida 'as void, and that Lipana ca2sed s2ch n2!!ity.

The "2peme *o2t he!d in this case that a!tho2h the second maiae

'as pes2med void a4 initio fo 4ein contacted d2in the s24sistence of a pio 

maiae, thee 'as a need fo a 52dicia! dec!aation of the n2!!ity of the second

maiae. 62t, the death of +sida happened 4efoe the second maiae co2!d 4e

dec!aed n2!! and void, so the "2peme *o2t in the inteest of e2ity and 52stice did not

fofeit Lipana3s shae in the estate. As the fist maiae 'as not yet disso!ved, the

con52a! patneship 'as a!so not disso!ved, so the fist 'ife had an inteest in Lipana3s

shae in the estate, even if it 'as ac2ied d2in the s24sistence of the second

maiae. The "2peme *o2t a!so econized that since +sida contacted the second

maiae in ood faith, the said maiae esta4!ished a con52a! patneship, and that+sida had ihts theein.

+n Odayat vs. Amante, Amante contacted t'o maiaes

• To i!omena A4e!!a in 198% 'ho at that time 'as maied to anothe 

man and

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 Amante, a c!e of co2t, 'as chaed 'ith immoa!ity in an administative

case aainst him. The "2peme *o2t e:oneated Amante fom the said chae on the

o2nd that Amante3s fist maiae to A4e!!a 'as void, and that thee 'as no necessity

fo the 52dicia! dec!aation of n2!!ity of the said maiae.

+n Wiee! vs. "empio#$iy, Wiee! maied Li!ia in 197%. Li!ia at that time

'as maied to anothe man, and she a!!eed that he pio maiae 'as void 4eca2se

they 'ee on!y foced to ente into s2ch maiae.

The "2peme *o2t he!d that a 52dicia! dec!aation of n2!!ity of the pio 

maiae 'as necessay, and a4sent s2ch, she 'as sti!! consideed as a maied

'oman at the time Li!ia maied Wiee!.

*2ent!y, Atic!e 80 of the ami!y *ode no' e2ies the 52dicia!

dec!aation of n2!!ity of maiae. The povision povides

;The a4so!2te n2!!ity of a pevio2s maiae may 4e invoed fo p2poses

of emaiae on the 4asis so!e!y of a fina! 52dment dec!ain s2ch pevio2s maiae

void.