Civil Law, 2011 Bar — Question 14

MULTIPLE CHOICE

Arthur and Helen, both Filipinos, got married and had 2 children. Arthur later worked in Rome where he acquired Italian citizenship. He got a divorce from Helen in Rome but, on returning to the Philippines, he realized his mistake, asked forgiveness of his wife, and resumed living with her. They had 2 more children. What is the status of their 4 children? A) The children born before the divorce are legitimate but those born after it are not since Arthur got the divorce when he had ceased to be a Filipino. B) The divorce rendered illegitimate the children born before it since the marriage that begot them had been nullified. C) The children born before and after the divorce are all legitimate since Philippine law does not recognize divorce. D) All the children are legitimate since they were born of the same father and mother.

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