5/28/2020 E-Library - Information At Your Fingertips: Printer Friendly 741 PHIL. 670 SECOND DIVISION [ G.R. No. 188289, August 20, 2014 ] DAVID A. NOVERAS, PETITIONER, VS. LETICIA T. NOVERAS, RESPONDENT. DECISION PEREZ, J.: Before the Court is a petition for review assailing the 9 May 2008 Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CV No. 88686, which affirmed in part the 8 December 2006 Decision[2] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Baler, Aurora, Branch 96. The factual antecedents are as follow: David A. Noveras (David) and Leticia T. Noveras (Leticia) were married on 3 December 1988 in Quezon City, Philippines. They resided in California, United States of America (USA) where they eventually acquired American citizenship. They then begot two children, namely: Jerome T. Noveras, who was born on 4 November 1990 and Jena T. Noveras, born on 2 May 1993. David was engaged in courier service business while Leticia worked as a nurse in San Francisco, California. During the marriage, they acquired the following properties in the Philippines and in the USA: PHILIPPINES PROPERTY House and Lot with an area of 150 sq. m. located at 1085 Norma Street, Sampaloc, Manila (Sampaloc property) Agricultural land with an area of 20,742 sq. m. located at Laboy, Dipaculao, Aurora A parcel of land with an area of 2.5 hectares located at Maria Aurora, Aurora A parcel of land with an area of 175 sq.m. located at Sabang Baler, Aurora 3-has. coconut plantation in San Joaquin Maria Aurora, Aurora USA elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocsfriendly/1/57649 FAIR MARKET VALUE P1,693,125.00 P400,000.00 P490,000.00 P175,000.00[3] P750,000.00 1/13

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