Week 7 (Support Pendente Lite)

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• FRANCISCO V. V. ZANDUETA, ZANDUETA, 61 PHIL. 752 DY  SYLLABUS 1. PARENT AND CHILD; SUPPORT OF CHILD WHILE HIS CIVIL STATUS STATUS IS IN LITIGATION. LITIGATION. — In the present !se the !t"# !t"#n n $#r s%pp#rt s%pp#rt "s &r#%'h &r#%'htt &( ! )"n#r* )"n#r* thr#%'h thr#%'h h"s '%!r+"!n !+ ,"te)* -h# !,,e'es th!t he "s the s#n #$ the pet"t"#ner; there$#re "t "s neess!r( $#r h") t# pr#e h"s "", st!t%s !s s%h s#n. H"s !,,e'e+ "", st!t%s &e"n' "n ,"t"'! ,"t"'!t"# t"#n* n* "t "s e"+en e"+entt th!t th!t n#th"n n#th"n' ' !n &e t!/en t!/en $#r 'r!nte+ %p#n the p#"nt "n "ss%e. 0. ID.; ID. — There "s n# ,!- #r re!s#n -h"h !%th#r"es the 'r!nt"n' #$ s%pp#rt t# ! pers#n -h# ,!")s t# &e ! s#n "n the s!)e )!nner !s t# ! pers#n -h# est!&,"shes &( ,e'!, pr##$ th!t he "s s%h s#n. In the ,!tter !se ,e'!, e"+ene r!"ses ! pres%)pt"#n #$ ,!-* -h",e "n the $#r)er there there "s n# pres%) pres%)pt" pt"#n* #n* there "s n#th"n' n#th"n' &%t ! )ere )ere !,,e'!t"#n* ! $!t "n "ss%e* !n+ ! s")p,e $!t "n "ss%e )%st n#t &e #n$#%n+e+ -"th !n est!&,"she+ r"'ht re#'n"e+ &( ! 2n!, 3%+')ent. 4. ID.; ID. — The "", st!t%s #$ s#nsh"p &e"n' +en"e+ !n+ th"s th"s "", "", st!t st!t%s %s** $r#) $r#) -h"h -h"h the the r"'h r"'htt t# s%pp s%pp#r #rtt "s +er"e+* &e"n' "n "ss%e* "t "s !pp!rent th!t n# e5et !n &e '"e '"en n t# s%h %h ! ,!") ,!") %nt %nt", !n !%th# %th#r" r"t! t!tt"e "e +e,!r!t"#n h!s &een )!+e !s t# the e6"stene #$ the !%s !%se. e. It "s !,s# !,s# e"+ e"+en entt th!t th!t ther there e "s ! s%&s s%&st! t!nt nt"! "!,, +"5er +"5eren ene e &et-ee &et-een n the !p!" !p!"t( t( #$ ! pers#n pers#n !$ter !$ter the ren+" ren+"t"# t"#n n #$ ! 2n!, 2n!, 3%+')en 3%+')entt "n -h"h -h"h th!t th!t pers#n pers#n "s +e,!re+ t# &e "n p#ssess"#n #$ the st!t%s #$ ! s#n !n+ h"s !p!"t( pr"#r t# s%h t")e -hen n#th"n' e6"sts #ther th!t h"s s%"t #r ,!") t# &e +e,!re+ "n p#ssess"#n #$ s%h ! st!t%s.

Week 7 (Support Pendente Lite) spe"!, +e$ense !,,e'e+ th!t he neer !/n#-,e+'e+ !n+ #%,+ #%,+ n#t h!e !/n#!/n#-,e+ ,e+'e+ 'e+ the p,!"nt p,!"nt"5 "5 !s h"s s#n; th!t he -!s n#t present !t the &!pt"s) #$ the p,!"nt"5  !n+ th!t he -!s )!rr"e+ !t the t")e "t "s !,,e'e+ th!t the p,!"nt"5 -!s &#rn.

N#t-"thst! N#t-"thst!n+"n' n+"n' the +en"!,* +en"!,* the 3%+'e 'r!nte+ the #r+er #r+er !n+ Fr!n"s# )#e+ $#r ! re#ns"+er!t"#n #n the 'r#%n+ th!t "t -!s "ss%e+ "n e6ess #$ 3%r"s+"t"#n "n "e- #$ the $!t th!t the "", st!t%s #$ the p,!"nt"5 -!s p,!e+ "n "ss%e &( the p,e!+"n's; th!t the p,!"nt"5 h!s n# r"'ht t# )#nth,( s%pp#rt $r#) the +e$en+!nt %nt", h"s st!t%s !s ! h",+ #$ the ,!tter "s 2n!,,( +eter)"ne+ "n h"s $!#r !n+ th!t !s the '%!r+"!n !+ ,"te) #$ the p,!"nt"5 !+)"ts h"s ,!/ #$ )e!ns t# +e$r!( een the #r+"n!r( e6penses #$  e6"stene "t -#%,+ &e ")p#ss"&,e $#r the +e$en+!nt t# re# re#er er -h!te -h!teer er !)#%nt !)#%nt he )!( h!e h!e !+!n !+!ne+ e+ t# p,!"nt" p,!"nt"5 5 !s s%pp#r s%pp#rtt pen+en pen+ente te ,"te* ,"te* sh#%,+ sh#%,+ "t 2n!,,( 2n!,,( &e +e"+e+ th!t he "s n#t the $!ther #$ the p,!"nt"5.

I!"= WON E%'en"# Le#p#,+ Fr!n"s# "s ent"t,e+ t# the s%pp#rt -"th -"th#% #%tt est! est!&, &,"s "sh" h"n' n' h"s h"s st!t st!t%s %s !s the the s#n s#n #$ L%"s %"s Fr!n"s#

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Pet"t"#ner* L%"s Fr!n"s#* s#%'ht t# !nn%, the r%,"n' #$  resp#n+ent 3%+'e 'r!nt"n' pr"!te resp#n+ent* E%'en"# Le#p#,+ Fr!n"s#* ! s%pp#rt pen+ent ,"te !t the !)#%nt #$ Php 4>)#nth.

NO.  The SC he,+ "n the pre"#%s !se #$ !n'# s. R#h+e th!t the $!t #$ ! "", st!t%s )%st &e pr#e+ &e$#re ! r"'ht #$ s%pp#rt !n &e +er"e+* t# -"t*In the present !se the !t"#n $#r the s%pp#rt #r !,")#n( "s &r#%'ht &( ! -#)!n -h# !,,e'es th!t she "s ! -"$e; there$#re "t "s neess!r( neess!r( $#r her t# pr#e pr#e p#ssess"#n p#ssess"#n #$ the "", st!t%s #$ ! sp#%se — th!t "s* ! )!rr"!'e* -"th#%t -h"h #ne h!s n# r"'ht r"'ht t# the the t"t, t"t,e e #$ h%s& h%s&!n !n+ + #r -"$e -"$e** . . .. Th" Th"s s e"+ene &e"n' ,!/"n'* !n+ the "", st!t%s #$ )!rr"!'e &e"n' "n ,"t"'!t"#n* "t "s e"+ent th!t n#th"n' !n &e t!/en $#r 'r!nte+ 'r!nte+ %p#n the p#"nt "n "ss%e. "ss%e. There There "s n# ,!- #r re!s# re!s#n n -h"h -h"h !%th#r !%th#r"e "es s the 'r!nt"n' 'r!nt"n' #$ !,")#n !,")#n( ( t# ! pers#n -h# ,!")s t# &e ! sp#%se "n the s!)e )!nner !s t# ! pers#n -h# #n,%s"e,( est!&,"shes &( ,e'!, pr##$  th!t he #r she "s s%h ! sp#%se* !n+ s%es $#r +"#re #r sep! sep!r! r!t" t"#n #n.. In th"s th"s !se !se the the ,e'! ,e'!,, e"+e e"+en ne e r!"s r!"ses es ! pres%)pt"#n #$ ,!-; "n the $#r)er there "s n# pres%)pt"#n* there "s n#th"n' &%t ! )ere !,,e'!t"#n — ! $!t "n "ss%e  !n+ ! s")p,e $!t "n "ss%e )%st n#t &e #n$#%n+e+ #n$#%n+e+ -"th !n est!&,"she+ est!&,"she+ r"'ht re#'n"e+ re#'n"e+ &( ! 2n!, 3%+')ent #r &!se+ %p#n ! ,e'!, pres%)pt"#n. The "" "",, st!t st!t%s %s #$ )!rr )!rr"! "!'e 'e &e"n &e"n' ' +en" +en"e+ e+** !n+ !n+ th"s th"s "" "",, st!t%s* $r#) -h"h the r"'ht t# s%pp#rt "s +er"e+* &e"n' "n "ss%e* "t "s +"%,t +"%,t t# see h#- !n( e5et !n &e '"en t# s%h s%h ! ,!") ,!") %nt", %nt", !n !%th#r !%th#r"t! "t!t"e t"e +e,!r!t +e,!r!t"#n "#n h!s &een )!+e !s t# the e6"stene #$ the !%se. It "s e"+ent th!t th!t ther there e "s #$ nee neess ss"t "t( ( ! s%&s s%&st! t!nt nt"! "!,, +"5e +"5ere ren ne e &et-een the !p!"t( #$ ! pers#n "s +e,!re+ t# &e "n p#ssess"#n #$ the st!t%s #$ )!rr"!'e !n+ h"s !p!"t( pr"#r t# s%h t")e -hen n#th"n' e6"sts #ther th!t h"s s%"t #r ,!") t# &e +e,!re+ "n p#ssess"#n #$ s%h st!t%s #$  )!rr"!'e . . ..

 The resp#n+ent* thr#%'h h"s '%!r+"!n !+ ,"te) R#s!r"# ?h"s )#ther@* 2,e+ ! #)p,!"nt #$ s%pp#rt. It -!s !,,e'e+ th!t he "s !n !/n#-,e+'e+ s#n #$ here"n pet"t"#ner th%s ent"t,"n' h") $#r s%pp#rt. Pet"t"#ner* !s +e$en+!nt "n th!t !se* !ns-ere+ &( ! 'ener!, +en"!, #$ e!h !n+ eer( )!ter"!, !,,e'!t"#n #nt!"ne+ "n the #)p,!"nt !n+ !s !

In the present !se the !t"#n $#r s%pp#rt "s &r#%'ht &( ! )"n#r* thr#%'h h"s '%!r+"!n !+ ,"te)* -h# !,,e'es th!t he "s the s#n #$ the pet"t"#ner; there$#re "t "s neess!r( $#r h") t# pr#e h"s "", st!t%s !s s%h s#n. H"s !,,e'e+ "", st!t%s &e"n' "n ,"t"'!t"#n* "t "s e"+ent th!t n#th"n' !n &e t!/en $#r 'r!nte+ %p#n the p#"nt "n "ss%e. There "s n# ,!-

7. ID.; ID.; 8URISDICTION. — The C"", C#+e 'r!nts the r"'ht #$ s%pp#rt t# ! s#n. Th"s st!t%s n#t !ppe!r"n' &( ! 2n!, 2n!, 3%+' 3%+')e )ent nt** the the resp resp#n #n+e +ent nt 3%+' 3%+'e e -!s -!s -"th -"th#% #%tt  3%r"s+"t"#n t# #r+er the pet"t"#ner* !s +e$en+!nt "n !se N#. 7904:* t# p!( the p,!"nt"5 the s%) #$ P4* #r !n( #ther !)#%nt* !s )#nth,( s%pp#rt* pen+ente ,"te.