Case Digest Collection

Tolentino vs. Court of Appeals G.R. No. L-41427, June 10, 1988   Facts:  Respondent Consuelo David was legally married to Arturo Tolentino on February 8, …

Case Doctrines:  ● Legal separation alone is not a ground for wife's change of name . A woman’s married status is not affected by a decree o…

Case Doctrine:  ●  The principle that disallows change of name as would give the false impression of family relationship, relied by the responde…

Case Doctrines:  ●  A married woman has an option, but not an obligation, to use her husband’s surname upon marriage. She is not prohibited from …

Case Doctrines:  ● A  petition for change of name must be heard in an adversarial proceeding; it  cannot be decided through a summary proceeding …

Case Doctrines:  ●  Illegitimate children shall use the surname of the mother , and this is rule regardless of whether or not the father admits p…