1. Concept Attempt – means “to make an effort to do, accomplish, solve, or effect”. (Merriam-Webster, n.d. Available at: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/attempt [Accessed: 17 April 2025]) 2. Attempt against the life of the petitioner Art. 55. A petition for legal separation may be filed on any of the following grounds: x x x (9) Attempt by the…
1. Concept Infidelity – means “the act or fact of having a romantic or sexual relationship with someone other than one’s husband, wife, or partner”. (Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary) Perversion – means “an aberrant sexual practice or interest especially when habitual”. (Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary) 2. Sexual infidelity or perversion, A55(8) Family Code Art. 55. A petition…
1. Concept Bigamy – means “the act of entering into a marriage with one person while still legally married to another”. (Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary) 2. Contracting of a subsequent bigamous marriage, A55(7) Family Code Art. 55. A petition for legal separation may be filed on any of the following grounds: x x x (7) Contracting…
1. Concept Homosexuality – means “sexual activity with another of the same sex”. (Merriam-Webster, n.d. Available at: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homosexuality [Accessed: 17 April 2025]) Lesbianism – means “romantic or sexual attraction between women”. (Ibid. Available at: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lesbianism [Accessed: 17 April 2025]) 2. Lesbianism or homosexuality Art. 55. A petition for legal separation may be filed on any…
1. Concept Alcoholism – means “a chronic, a progressive, potentially fatal disorder marked by excessive and usually compulsive drinking of alcohol leading to psychological and physical dependence or addiction”. (Merriam-Webster, n.d. Available at: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alcoholism [Accessed: 17 April 2025]) Addiction – means “a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity…
1. Concept Imprison – means “to put in or as if in prison”. (Merriam-Webster, n.d. Available at: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/imprisonment [Accessed: 17 April 2025]) 2. Final judgment with more than six years of imprisonment, A55(4) Family Code Art. 55. A petition for legal separation may be filed on any of the following grounds: x x x (4)…
1. Concept Child – includes “a child by nature or by adoption” (FAMILY CODE, Last Paragraph, Article 55) Prostitution – means “the act or practice of engaging in sex acts and especially sexual intercourse in exchange for pay”. ((Merriam-Webster, n.d. Available at: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prostitution [Accessed: 17 April 2025]) 2. Attempt to corrupt or induce to engage…
1. Concept Physical violence – means “violent treatment of another person that causes them physical harm”. (Cambridge, n.d., Available at: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/physical-abuse [Accessed: 19 April 2025]) Moral pressure – means “”persuasion that involves appealing to a person’s moral sense”. (Google Search/Oxford Languages, n.d., [Accessed 19 April 2025]) 2. Physical violence or moral pressure to change religious…
1. Concept Child – includes “a child by nature or by adoption” (FAMILY CODE, Last Paragraph, Article 55) Abusive – means “using harsh, insulting language; harsh and insulting; using or involving physical violence or emotional cruelty” (Merriam-Webster, n.d.. Available at: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/abusive [Accessed: 17 April 2025]) Gross – means “glaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness…
1. Concept Legal separation – • … refers to the state or condition wherein legally married couples choose to live physically separate lives and forego cohabitation. • … is nothing more than the bed-and-board separation of the spouses (there being no absolute divorce in this jurisdiction). (Sy v. Eufemio, En Banc, G.R. No. L-30977, 31…