Does concealing a sexually-transmissible disease constitute fraud for annulment?
Concealing vital health information can severely compromise the fundamental foundation of proper marital consent. The law explicitly considers the intentional concealment of a sexually-transmissible disease as a serious form of marital fraud. This definitive legal classification is clearly stated in Article 46 Family Code of the Philippines. Such deceit, if existing at the exact time of the marriage, provides sufficient grounds to seek an annulment. “Art. 46. Any of the following circumstances shall constitute fraud referred to in number 3 of the preceding Article: … 3. Concealment of a sexually-transmissible disease, regardless of its nature, existing at the time of the marriage;” 31-Jul-26About Nicolas and De Vega Law Offices
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