3aepublic of tbe Jlbilippines ~upreme Qtourt ;1Manila THIRD DIVISION PRUDENCIO DE GUZMAN JUMAQUIO, Petitione;r, 1 y G.R. No. 224742 Present: PERALTA, J, Chairperson, LEONEN, CAGUIOA,* REYES, A., JR., and HERNANDO, JJ -versus- PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent. Promulgated: August 7, 2019 x-----------------------------------------\-1\\~~ t5e,.,,~ ------------------x DECISION LEONEN, J.: A person cannot unilaterally declare his marriage void. The law provides that a judicial declaration of nullity is indispensable for the purposes of remarriage. 1 This resolves a Verified Petition for Review on Certiorari2 assailing the Court of Appeals' June 30, 2015 Decision3 and April 21, 2016 Resolution 4 in CA-G.R. CR No. 35209. 2 4 Designated additional Member per Raffle dated August 5, 2019. FAMILY CODE, art. 40. Rollo, pp. 13-23. Id. at 25-36. The Decision was penned by Associate Justice Rosmari D. Carandang (now a member of this Court), and concurred in by Associate Justices Priscilla J. Baltazar-Padilla and Socorro B. Inting of the Third Division, Court of Appeals, Manila. Id. at 107-109. The Resolution was penned by Associate Justice Rosmari D. Carandang (now a member of this Court), and concurred in by Associate Justices Priscilla J. Baltazar-Padilla and Socorro B. Inting of the Former Third Division, Court of Appeals, Manila. f

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