garcia vs recio
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Republic of the PhilippinesSUPREME COURTManilaTHIRD DIVISIONG.R. No. 138322 October 2, 2001GRACE J. GARCIA, a.k.a. GRACE J. GARCIA-RECIO, petitioner, vs.REERIC! A. RECIO, respondents.PANGANI"AN, J.# divorce obtained abroad b! an alien "a! be reco#ni$ed in our %urisdiction, provided such decree isvalid accordin# to the national la& of the forei#ner. Ho&ever, the divorce decree and the #overnin# personal la& of the alien spouse &ho obtained the divorce "ust be proven. Our courts do not ta'e %udicial notice of forei#n la&s and %ud#"ent( hence, li'e an! other facts, both the divorce decree and the national la& of the alien "ust be alle#ed and proven accordin# to our la& on evidence.T$e Ca%e)efore us is a Petition for Revie& under Rule *+ of the Rules of ,ourt, see'in# to nullif! the -anuar! ., /000 Decision/ and the March 1*, /000 Order1 of the Re#ional Trial ,ourt of ,abanatuan ,it!, )ranch 12, in ,ivil ,ase No. 341567. The assailed Decision disposed as follo&s89:H;R;7OR;, this ,ourt declares the "arria#e bet&een