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Ma. Liza and Paolo have been married for 13 years. Paolo has a pattern of physical abuse and chronic neglect of the matrimonial home, causing significant harm to Liza and the children. Liza files for a decree of legal separation under the Family Code. After due proceedings, the court grants the petition. The decree provides: (1) the marriage is not dissolved; (2) the conjugal partnership of gains is dissolved and liquidated; (3) Liza is granted exclusive management and administration of their conjugal assets and the family home; (4) Paolo is ordered to provide support for Liza and their two minor children; (5) both spouses remain legally married and neither may remarry. (a) Identify the central doctrine governing this action and state its essential elements. (b) Explain the effects of a decree of legal separation on (i) the status of the marriage and (ii) the property regime between Liza and Paolo. (c) Can either party remarry after such a decree? If not, under what circumstances could remarriage occur, if at all?

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Annulment of marriage on psychological incapacity; effect: the marriage may be declared void on the ground of psychological incapacity and treated as void from the outset. Legal separation under the Family Code; essential elements: (a) a petition grounded on recognized causes such as repeated violence or abandonment; (b) due process and proof; (c) the marriage is not dissolved; (d) the conjugal partnership of gains is dissolved and liquidated; (e) exclusive management of conjugal assets (including the family home) is awarded to one spouse; (f) there is a support order for the dependent spouse and children; (g) both spouses remain married and neither may remarry. Death of one spouse terminates the marriage; the surviving spouse is free to remarry. Divorce under Philippine law; effect: the marriage is dissolved and the spouses may remarry (divorce is generally not available to most Filipinos).

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