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Atty. Joan Dymphna Saniel-Amit Michelle Jerez Barranco, Paralegal Re: Annie #e #elo$ Angele$ an# Antonio #elo$ Angele$ ca$e n#er the "i%il "o#e pro%i$ion$ on Paternity an# Filation, i$ &iliation 'e pro%en (itho)t nee# o& paternity pa ternity te$t. An# An# (hether the h)$'an#*$ act to imp)gn the legitimacy o& their chil# alrea#y pre$cri'e# in accor#ance (ith "i%il +a($. hether o& pregnancy 'e a %ali# gro)n# &or ann)lment o& marriage. Jan)ary , /0

Thi$ memo contain$ the pertinent la($, 1)ri$pr)#ence a$ (ell a$ the re$pon$e to the i$$)e$  pre$ente# 'elo(.

e ten# to con&irm that the h)$'an# o& o)r client can no longer imp)gn the paternity o&  hi$ chil# 'eca)$e hi$ action ha$ pre$cri'e#, he co)l# imp)gn the legitimacy, an# the prima &acie e%i#ence again$t him i$ $o po(er&)l that he co)l# not o%ercome it.

Issues:

. n#er n#er the "i%il "i%il "o#e pro%i$i pro%i$ion$ on$ on Paternit Paternity y an# Filati Filation, on, i$ &iliatio &iliation n can 'e pro%e# pro%e# (itho)t nee# o& a paternity te$t. . hether hether the h)$'an#* h)$'an#*$$ act to imp)gn imp)gn the legitimacy legitimacy o& their their chil# chil# ha$ alrea#y alrea#y pre$cri'e# pre$cri'e# accor#ing to Art. 2/ o& the "i%il "o#e. 3.

4n ca$e that that the the pre%i pre%io)$ o)$ i$$)e$ i$$)e$ ha%e ha%e 'een 'een #eci# #eci#e#, e#, can the the alle allege ge# # conce conceal alme ment nt o&   pregnancy o& the (i&e 'e a %ali# gro)n# &or ann)lment o& marriage5

Brief Answer In issue 1: 6!S. 7e can imp)gn the legitimacy o& hi$ chil#. Follo(ing the gro)n#

 pro%i#e# )n#er Article 88 an# 2 o& the Family "o#e. In issue 2: The act o& h)$'an# in imp)gning the legitimacy o& hi$ chil# ha$ pre$cri'e#. In issue 3:  9o. prepon#erance o& e%i#ence i$ nee#e# to pro%e o)r client i$ g)ilty o& &ra)#. 4t cannot al$o 'e in%oe# a$ a %ali# gro)n# &or  ann)lment, a$ the (i&e i$ alrea#y &i%e month$ pregnant at the time o& marriage, $till h)$'an# contin)e# to coha'it an# $)pport the chil# a$ regar#$ to the &act that there i$ #o)'t i& it i$ hi$ chil#, it i$ #eeme# (ai%e#.

Statement of Facts

O)r client, Annie #elo$ Angele$, ha$ 'een marrie# to Antonio #elo$ Angele$ $ince Jan)ary ;, /. She (a$ allege#ly &i%e month$ pregnant (ith their $on at the time o& their  marriage. A&ter their marriage, 'eing a military man, her h)$'an# (a$ a$$igne# to #i&&erent part$ o&  the co)ntry an# (o)l# only %i$it her once in a (hile. 7e (o)l# $en# her $)pport ')t it (a$ irreg)lar. 7i$ la$t %i$it (a$ aro)n# a year ago alrea#y (here they ha# a