EPISODE 108: Void or Annulled Marriage? The Effect on Children’s Legitimacy

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What is the effect of a declaration of nullity of marriage on the legitimated status of a child? Do children born before a marriage that is later annulled or declared void remain legitimate, or does their status revert to illegitimacy? Listen to the #SupremeCourtPH Podcast with guest Atty. Ma. Soledad Deriquito-Mawis, Member of the Philippine Judicial Academy Department of Civil Law, and Dean of the College of Law of Lyceum of the Philippines University. Supreme Court Chief Communications Officer Atty. Mike Navallo and Dean Mawis talk about annulment and declaration of nullity of marriage, including their differences and effects on the legitimacy of children, within the context of the case of Republic of the Philippines v. Linney Jean L. Tangarorang and Ramer R. Tangarorang, G.R. No. 272006, penned by Associate Justice Jhosep Y. Lopez and decided by the Supreme Court Second Division on February 5, 2025.