Exam 12: Family Law: Filiation, and Custody

A and B both Filipinos are married. A was convicted of the crime of murder. They sought your advice whether they can adopt C, a relative by consanguinity of B. What is your advice?

A and B got married without the benefit of a license. During the marriage, A left B and got married to C, hence, B sued A for bigamy. In the meantime A sued B for declaration of nullity of their marriage and moved for the suspension of the criminal case. Will the action prosper?

A, a man & B, a woman, lived together as husband and wife without the benefit of marriage, resulting in the birth of C. A signed the record of birth of C. Who has a better right of custody over C?

Jennifer was born an intersex and registered as a female. As she was growing up, there was no development of her female sexual organ and her breast. But there was more development of her male organ, hence, she filed a petition for correction of entries in her record of birth from female to male and to change her name from Jennifer to Johnny. Will the petition prosper?

A & B are married. They have properties and they are governed by the conjugal partnership of gains. They negotiated for the sale of one (1) of their properties to C, but when the signing of the contract came, B did not consent to the sale. During the negotiation, they delivered the property to C. Is the sale valid?