Acts of lasciviousness – refers to the offense of illegally touching another person’s private parts with the intent of sexual gratification. 1. Concept Acts of lasciviousness – refers to the offense of illegally touching another person’s private parts with the intent of sexual gratification. a. Legal basis Article 336. Acts of lasciviousness. – Any person…
Concubinage is an offense whereby a married man has sexual intercourse with a woman not his wife under scandalous circumstances. 1. Concept Concubinage – is “committed by a married man who has carnal knowledge of a woman not his spouse under scandalous circumstances.” (Anonymous Complaint v. Dagala, A.M. No. MTJ-16-1886, July 25, 2017, Per Leonen,…
Adultery refers to an offense by a married woman having sexual intercourse with a man not her husband. 1. Concept Adultery – means “the carnal relation between a married woman and a man who is not her husband, the latter knowing her to be married.” (Fernandez v. Lantin, G.R. No. L-44759, December 17, 1976) Adultery……
Performance of illegal marriage ceremony – refers to the act of solemnizing an illegal marriage. 1. Concept Performance of illegal marriage ceremony – refers to the act of solemnizing an illegal marriage. a. Legal basis Article 352. Performance of illegal marriage ceremony. – Priests or ministers of any religious denomination or sect, or civil authorities…
Illegal marriages – refer to the offense of knowing contracting a marriage knowing of defects in the marriage. 1. Concept Illegal marriages – refer to the offense of knowing contracting a marriage knowing of defects in the marriage. a. Legal basis ART. 350. Marriage contracted against provisions of laws. – The penalty of prision correccional…
Bigamy – refers to contracting a second/subsequent marriage despite the first/prior marriage is still subsisting. 1. Concept Bigamy – refers to contracting a second/subsequent marriage despite the first/prior marriage is still subsisting. a. Legal basis Article 349. Bigamy. – The penalty of prision mayor shall be imposed upon any person who shall contract a second…
Usurpation of civil status refers to the act of a person taking on the civil status of another for purposes of defrauding other people, a.k.a. identity fraud. 1. Concept Usurpation – refers to seizing, holding, or grabbing something unlawfully. Civil status – refers to personal status or events of an individual or natural person, from…
Concealment or abandonment of child for purposes of losing civil status – refers to the act of leaving newly-born children or infants in front of various places such as hospitals or religious institutions, resulting on the children being foundlings whose family and lineage is unknown. 1. Concept Concealment or abandonment of child for purposes of…
Substitution of one child from another results in the children no longer being with their biological parents. 1. Concept Substitution of a child from another – refers to the act of interchanging a child with another such that they are no longer with their biological parents. a. Legal basis Revised Penal Code provides: Art. 347….
Simulation of birth refers to the act of deceptively making it appear that the parents of a newly born child are persons other than the biological parents. 1. Concept Simulation – refers to deceptive imitation or copying. Simulation birth – refers to the act of deceptively making it appear that the parents of a newly…