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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 10th Judicial Regio Regioal T!ial Cou!t B!ach """  Caga#a de O!o Cit# Gia Lao$T%oi Petitioe!(

Ci&il Ca%e No' """"""""""   )o!* +ecla!atio o)  Nullit# o) ,a!!iage

$&e!%u%$ Chi ,ig T%oi Re%-odet' .————————————————————— .

THE PARTIES Petitioe!( GINA LAO-TSOI legal age( Fili-i Fili-io( o( ad -!e%etl# -!e%etl# !e%idi !e%idig g at /a&ie!  /a&ie!  LAO-TSOI i% o) legal E%tate%( Caga#a de O!o Cit# Re%-odet( CHI MING TSOI  i% lie2i%e o) legal age( Fili-io ad i% la%t o2 3# the Petitioe! Petitioe! to 3e !e%idig !e%idig at Pue3lo de O!o( Caga#a de O!o Cit#( 2he!e he 4a# 3e %e!&ed 3# otice%( o!de!% ad -!oce%%e% o) the Hoo!a3le Cou !t'

NATURE OF THE PETITION I thi% -!e%et Petitio( the Petitioe! -!a#% o) thi% Hoo!a3le Cou!t to decla!e a% ull ad &oid he! 4a!!iage to Re%-odet o the g!oud o) the latte!5% -%#chological ica-acit#' The )ollo2ig )ollo2ig -e!tiet -e!tiet ad !ele&at !ele&at Fa4il# Code -!o&i%io% -!o&i%io% a!e the 3a%e% i the t!eati%e t!eati%e o)  thi% Petitio* Art. Art. 36. A

4a!! 4a!!ia iage ge cot cot!a !act cted ed 3# a# -a!t -a!t# # 2ho( 2ho( at the the ti4e ti4e o) the the cele3 cele3!a !ati tio( o( 2a% 2a%  -%#chologicall# ica-acitated to co4-l# 2ith the e%%etial 4a!ital o3ligatio% o) 4a!!iage( %hal %halll lie lie2i 2i%e %e 3e &oid &oid ad e&e e&e i) %uch %uch icaica-ac acit it# # 3eco4 3eco4e% e% 4ai 4ai)e )e%t %t ol# ol# a)te a)te!! it% it% %ole4i6atio' Art. 68.  The

hu%3ad ad 2i)e a!e o3liged to li&e togethe!( o3%e!&e 4utual lo&e( !e%-ect ad )idelit#( ad !ede! 4utual hel- ad %u--o!t'

Art. 72. 7he

oe o) the %-ou%e% eglect% hi% o! he! dutie% to the co8ugal uio o! co44it% act%( 2hich ted to 3!ig dage!( di%hoo! o! i8u!# to the othe! o! the Fa4il#( the agg!ie&ed  -a!t# 4a# a--l# to the cou!t )o! !elie)' FACTS OF THE CASE ,!' Chi ,ig T%oi ad ,%' Gia Lao 2e!e 3li%%)ull# 4a!!ied o ,a# 99( 901:' A)te! the 2eddig !ece-tio( the e2l#$2ed lo&e3i!d% 2et di!ectl# to de)edat5% 4othe!5% hou%e' The!e( the# %le-t togethe! o the %a4e 3ed i the %a4e !oo4 )o! the )i!%t ight o) thei! 4a!!ied li)e' Ho2e&e!( 4uch to -etitioe!5 -etitioe!5%% utte! di%%a-oit4et di%%a-oit4et(( !e%-odet !e%-odet i44ediatel# i44ediatel# %le-t th!ough the ight ad did ot 4ae lo&e to hi% 2i)e' Cot!a!# to he! e.-ectatio%( that a% e2l#2ed% the# 2e!e %u--o%ed to e8o# 4aig lo&e( o! ha&ig %e.ual ite!cou!%e( 2ith each

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