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    Wiegel vs. Sempio-Dy

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    Karl Wiegel filed to annul his marriage to Lilia Wiegel on the grounds that Lilia was still married to her first husband Eduardo Maxion. Lilia claimed her first marriage was void due to force, but the court held that the first marriage was merely voidable and still valid until annulled. Since the first marriage had not been annulled, Lilia was still married when she married Karl, making their marriage void. The court dismissed the case for lack of merit.

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    Karl Wiegel filed to annul his marriage to Lilia Wiegel on the grounds that Lilia was still married to her first husband Eduardo Maxion. Lilia claimed her first marriage was void due to force, but the court held that the first marriage was merely voidable and still valid until annulled. Since the first marriage had not been annulled, Lilia was still married when she married Karl, making their marriage void. The court dismissed the case for lack of merit.

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    Karl Wiegel filed to annul his marriage to Lilia Wiegel on the grounds that Lilia was still married to her first husband Eduardo Maxion. Lilia claimed her first marriage was void due to force, but the court held that the first marriage was merely voidable and still valid until annulled. Since the first marriage had not been annulled, Lilia was still married when she married Karl, making their marriage void. The court dismissed the case for lack of merit.

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    Wiegel vs. Sempio-Dy

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    Karl Wiegel filed to annul his marriage to Lilia Wiegel on the grounds that Lilia was still married to her first husband Eduardo Maxion. Lilia claimed her first marriage was void due to force, but the court held that the first marriage was merely voidable and still valid until annulled. Since the first marriage had not been annulled, Lilia was still married when she married Karl, making their marriage void. The court dismissed the case for lack of merit.

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    Wiegel vs.

    Sempio-Dy

    143 SCRA 449

    FACTS:

    Karl Wiegel was married to Lilia Wiegel on July 1978. Lilia was married with a certain Eduardo Maxion in
    1972. Karl then filed a petition in the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court for the declaration of nullity
    of his marriage with Lilia on the ground of latter’s former marriage. Having been allegedly force to enter
    into a marital union, she contents that the first marriage is null and void. Lilia likewise alleged that Karl
    was married to another woman before their marriage.

    ISSUE: Whether Karl’s marriage with Lilia is void.

    HELD: the court dismissed the case for lack of merit because It was not necessary for Lilia to prove that
    her first marriage was vitiated with force because it will not be void but merely voidable. Such marriage
    is valid until annulled. Since no annulment has yet been made, it is clear that when she married Karl,
    she is still validly married to her first husband. Consequently, her marriage to Karl is void. Likewise,
    there is no need of introducing evidence on the prior marriage of Karl for then such marriage though
    void still needs a judicial declaration before he can remarry. Accordingly, Karl and Lilia’s marriage are
    regarded void under the law.

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