GR No. 196359; May 11, 2021.
DOCTRINE:
Psychological incapacity is neither a mental incapacity nor a personal disorder that must be proven through expert opinion.
FACTS:
Rosanna filed for a petition for declaration of nullity of marriage on the ground of Mario’s psychological incapacity to comply with his essential marital obligations to her. Mario was diagnosed with narcissistic antisocial personality disorder and substance abuse disorder with psychotic features.
The RTC voided the marriage. The CA reversed RTC’s ruling on the ground that the psychiatric evaluation of Mario is “unscientific and unreliable” since he was not interviewed.