luis ma. araneta vs. hon. hermogenes concepcion

7/24/2019 Luis Ma. Araneta vs. Hon. Hermogenes Concepcion

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LUIS MA. ARANETA, Petitioner, vs. HONORABLE HERMOGENES CONCEPCION, asjude o! t"e Court o! #irst Instan$e o! Mani%a, Bran$" &I and EMMA BENITE'ARANETA, Res(ondents.

EN BANC

)G.R. No. L*+-. u%/ 01, 1+2.3

4 E C I S I O N

LABRA4OR, .5

T"e 6ain a$tion 7as 8rou"t 8/ Petitioner aainst "is 7i!e, one o! t"e res(ondents

"erein, !or %ea% se(aration on t"e round o! adu%ter/. A!ter t"e issues 7ere joined4e!endant t"erein 9%ed an o6ni8us (etition to se$ure $ustod/ o! t"eir t"ree 6inor$"i%dren, a 6ont"%/ su((ort o! P2,::: !or "erse%! and said $"i%dren, and t"e return o!"er (ass(ort, to enjoin P%ainti; !ro6 orderin "is "ire%ins !ro6 "arassin and6o%estin "er, and to "ave P%ainti; t"erein (a/ !or t"e !ees o! "er attorne/ in t"ea$tion. T"e (etition is su((orted 8/ "er a


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T"e Res(ondent jude reso%ved t"e o6ni8us (etition, rantin t"e $ustod/ o! t"e$"i%dren to 4e!endant and a 6ont"%/ a%%o7an$e o! P,0:: !or su((ort !or "er andt"e $"i%dren, P0:: !or a "ouse and P,::: as attorne/s !ees. U(on re!usa% o! t"e

jude to re$onsider t"e order, Petitioner 9%ed t"e (resent (etition !or $ertiorari

aainst said order and !or 6anda6usto $o6(e% t"e Res(ondent jude to reuiret"e (arties to su86it eviden$e 8e!ore de$idin t"e o6ni8us (etition. De ranted a7rit o! (re%i6inar/ injun$tion aainst t"e order.

T"e 6ain reason iven 8/ t"e jude, !or re!usin P%ainti;s reuest t"at eviden$e 8ea%%o7ed to 8e introdu$ed on t"e issues, is t"e (ro"i8ition $ontained in Arti$%e 1:0 o!t"e Civi% Code, 7"i$" reads as !o%%o7s5

ART. 1:0. An a$tion !or %ea% se(aration s"a%% in no $ase 8e tried 8e!ore si@ 6ont"ss"a%% "ave e%a(sed sin$e t"e 9%in o! t"e (etition.F

Inter(retin t"e s(irit and (o%i$/ o! t"e (rovision t"e tria% jude sa/s5

T"is (rovision o! t"e $ode is 6andator/. T"is $ase $annot 8e tried 7it"in t"e(eriod o! si@ 6ont"s !ro6 t"e 9%in o! t"e $o6(%aint. T"e $ourt understands t"at t"eintrodu$tion o! an/ eviden$e, 8e it on t"e 6erits o! t"e $ase or on an/ in$ident, is(ro"i8ited. T"e %a7, u( to t"e %ast 6inute, e@erts e;orts at (reservin t"e !a6i%/

and t"e "o6e !ro6 utter ruin. Inter(retin t"e intent o! said arti$%e, t"e $ourtunderstands t"at ever/ ste( it s"ou%d ta?e 7it"in t"e (eriod o! si@ 6ont"s a8ovestated s"ou%d 8e ta?en to7ard re$on$i%in t"e (arties. Ad6ittin eviden$e no7 7i%%6a?e re$on$i%iation di


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It 6a/ 8e noted t"at sin$e 6ore t"an si@ 6ont"s "ave e%a(sed sin$e t"e 9%in o! t"e(etition t"e uestion o;ered 6a/ not 8e a%%o7ed. It is, "o7ever, 8e%ieved t"at t"ereasons !or rantin t"e (re%i6inar/ injun$tion s"ou%d 8e iven t"at t"e s$o(e o! t"earti$%e $ited 6a/ 8e e@(%ained.

It is conceded that the period of six months xed therein Article 103 (CivilCode)is evident%/ intended as a $oo%in o; (eriod to 6a?e (ossi8%e re$on$i%iation8et7een t"e s(ouses. T"e re$ita% o! t"eir rievan$es aainst ea$" ot"er in $ourt6a/ on%/ !an t"eir a%read/ ina6ed (assions aainst one anot"er, and t"e%a76a?er "as i6(osed t"e (eriod to ive t"e6 o((ortunit/ !or dis(assionateree$tion. But t"is (ra$ti$a% e@(edient, ne$essar/ to $arr/ out %eis%ative (o%i$/,does not "ave t"e e;e$t o! overridin ot"er (rovisions su$" as t"e deter6ination o!t"e $ustod/ o! t"e $"i%dren and a%i6on/ and su((ort (endente %ite a$$ordin to t"e$ir$u6stan$es. Arti$%e 1:2, Civi% Code. T"e %a7 e@(ress%/ enjoins t"at t"ese s"ou%d8e deter6ined 8/ t"e $ourt a$$ordin to t"e $ir$u6stan$es. I! t"ese are inored ort"e $ourts $%ose t"eir e/es to a$tua% !a$ts, ran? injusti$e 6a/ 8e $aused.

Ta?e t"e $ase at 8ar, !or instan$e. D"/ s"ou%d t"e $ourt inore t"e $%ai6 o! adu%ter/8/ 4e!endant in t"e !a$e o! e@(ress a%%eations under oat" to t"at e;e$t, su((orted8/ $ir$u6stantia% eviden$e $onsistin o! %etter t"e aut"enti$it/ o! 7"i$" $annot 8edenied. And 7"/ assu6e t"at t"e $"i%dren are in t"e $ustod/ o! t"e 7i!e, and t"att"e %atter is %ivin at t"e $onjua% d7e%%in, 7"en it is (re$ise%/ a%%eed in t"e(etition and in t"e a


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T"us t"e deter6ination o! t"e $ustod/ and a%i6on/ s"ou%d 8e iven e;e$t and !or$e(rovided it does not o to t"e e@tent o! vio%atin t"e (o%i$/ o! t"e $oo%in o; (eriod.

T"at is, eviden$e not a;e$tin t"e $ause o! t"e se(aration, %i?e t"e a$tua% $ustod/o! t"e $"i%dren, t"e 6eans $ondu$ive to t"eir 7e%!are and $onvenien$e durin t"e(enden$/ o! t"e $ase, t"ese s"ou%d 8e a%%o7ed t"at t"e $ourt 6a/ deter6ine 7"i$"is 8est !or t"eir $ustod/.

T"e 7rit (ra/ed !or is "ere8/ issued and t"e Res(ondent jude or 7"osoever ta?es"is (%a$e is ordered to (ro$eed on t"e uestion o! $ustod/ and su((ort (endente %itein a$$ordan$e 7it" t"is o(inion. T"e $ourts order 9@in t"e a%i6on/ and reuirin(a/6ent is reversed. Dit"out $osts.

Paras, C.., Benon, Padi%%a, Monte6a/or, Re/es A., Bautista Ane%o, Con$e($ion,

Re/es, .B.L., and Enden$ia, ., $on$ur.

luis ma. araneta vs. hon. hermogenes concepcion

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