Comments on: Psychological Incapacity: Habitual Lying

By: joy0984

joy0984 — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 16:34:24 +0000

if ur ex british army husband treated u like his slave or like his soldier it like Psychological Incapacity also? like he has no patient at all and treat u like a prisoner? abuse u or like tortured u mentally? is that Psychological Incapacity? pls i need help and

By: brandon

brandon — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 23:23:57 +0000

how long it will take to process the annulment and how much it will cost?? please i need help. were 3 years married and im totally mentally,emotionally and physically battered by my wifes incapacity to meet her obligations with me. tnx

By: Annulment in the Philippines: Questions and Answers (Part 4) at Philippine e-Legal Forum

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 02:58:47 +0000

[...] incapacity (Art. 36) was purposely drafted without a specific definition. As noted by the SC in one case, judicial understanding of psychological incapacity may be informed by evolving standards, taking [...]

By: Annulment, Divorce and Legal Separation in the Philippines: Questions and Answers at Atty-at-Work

Mon, 10 Sep 2007 01:31:36 +0000

[...] 9. Psychological Incapacity. Psychological incapacity, which a ground for annulment of marriage, contemplates downright incapacity or inability to take cognizance of and to assume the basic marital obligations; not a mere refusal, neglect or difficulty, much less, ill will, on the part of the errant spouse. Irreconcilable differences, conflicting personalities, emotional immaturity and irresponsibility, physical abuse, habitual alcoholism, sexual infidelity or perversion, and abandonment, by themselves, also do not warrant a finding of psychological incapacity. We already discussed the guidelines and illustrations of psychological incapacity, including a case involving habitual lying, as well as the steps and procedure in filing a petition. [...]

By: Annulment, Divorce and Legal Separation in the Philippines: Questions and Answers at Philippine e-Legal Forum

Tue, 16 Jan 2007 13:55:41 +0000

By: Atty. Fred

Atty. Fred — Sun, 29 Oct 2006 01:22:58 +0000

Lawenthusiast, making a digest for law school purposes is different from this one. This format is intended for easy reading, so non-lawyers may not have to deal with details that a law professor will look for. To summarize SC decisions, just get the issues…it will be easier to discuss once you identify the issues.

By: lawenthusiast

lawenthusiast — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 13:18:13 +0000

great digest! is this the real format on how to digest? i’m a business ad student wanting to proceed to law school. where do i get such digests or tips on how to make one? i have a hard time trying to summarize supreme court decisions.

By: Philippine e-Legal Forum » Blog Archive » Guidelines in Psychological Incapacity (Article 36, Family Code)

Sat, 22 Jul 2006 14:01:26 +0000

[...] In Antonio vs. Reyes (G.R. No. 155800, 10 March 2006), the Supreme Court sustained the nullity of the marriage based on the psychological incapacity of the wife (respondent). As concluded by the psychiatrist, the wife’s repeated lying is abnormal and pathological, and amounts to psychological incapacity (for the “digest” or a more detailed discussion of the case, click here). [...]