PROVISIONAL REMEDIES SUPPORT PENDENTE LITE
Rule%61:%Support%Pendente&Lite& the!application!shall!be!set!for!hearing!not!
! more!than!three!(3)!days!thereafter.!
Nature% !
A! proceeding! where! the! amount! of! support! is! 4.! Grant& or& denial& of& application.! If! granted,!
provisionally! fixed! by! the! court! in! favor! of! the! the!court!hsall!fix!the!amount!of!money!to!
person! or! persons! entitled! thereto! during! the! be!provisionally!paid!or!such!other!forms!
pendency!of!an!action!for!support!or!any!applicable! of! support! as! should! be! provided,! taking!
principal!action! into! consideration! the! (a)! necessities! of!
! the!applicant!and!the!resources!or!means!
Main% actions% wherein% support% pendente& lite% is% of!the!adverse!party,!and!(2)!the!terms!of!
applied%for% payment! or! mode! for! providing! the!
1.! Action!for!support! support.! The% rule% recognizes% that% the%
2.! Legal!Separation!(Art.!198,!FC)! giving%of%money%is%not%the%only%mode%of%
3.! Absolute!nullity!of!void!marriages! support.% Hence,! the! use! of! the! terms!
4.! Annulment!of!voidable!marriages! “other!forms!of!support.”!
5.! Petition! for! habeas& corpus& (David! v.! CA,! !
250!SCRA!82,!87M88)! If!denied,!the!principal!case!shall!be!tried!
! and!decided!as!early!as!possible.!
Order%of%support%pendent%lite%an%interlocutory% !
order%! The! amount! fixed! in! the! order! is! only!
The! assailed! orders! relative! to! the! incident! of! provisional.!It!is!not!final!in!character!and!
support!pendent&lite&and!support!in!arrears,!as!the! can! be! modified! depending! on! the!
term! suggests,! were! issued! pending! the! rendition! changing!conditions!affecting!the!ability!of!
of!the!decision!on!the!main!action!for!declaration!of! the! obligor! to! pay! the! amount! fixed! for!
nullity!of!marriage!and!are!therefore!interlocutory.! support.!(San&Juan&v.&Valenzuela,&117&SCRA&
They!did!not!finally!dispose!of!the!case!nor!did!they! 926,&928)!
consist! of! a! final! adjudication! of! the! merits! of! !
petitioner’s! claims! as! to! the! ground! of! Adultery%visCàCvis%the%grant%of%support%pendente&
psychological! incapacity! and! other! incidents! as! lite&
child! custody,! support,! and! conjugal! assets.! (Ma.& While!adultery!of!the!wife!is!a!good!defense!in!an!
Carmina& Calderon& represented& by& her& Attorney7in7 action!for!support!pendente!lite,!the!failure!of!the!
fact,&Marycris&V.&Baldevia&v.&Jose&Antonio&Roxas&and& husband! to! present! any! evidence! thereon! at! the!
Court&of&Appeals,&G.R.&No.&185595.&January&9,&2013)! hearing! of! the! application! for! support! pendente!
! lite,!despite!his!allegation!thereof,!will!not!bar!her!
Procedure%for%application% from! the! right! to! receive! such! support! pendente!
1.! Verified&application.&A!verified!application! lite.!
shall! be! filed,! which! shall! state! the:! (a)! !
grounds! for! the! claim,! and! (b)! financial! Support%in%criminal%cases%
conditions!of!both!parties.! a.! When!applicable:!
! i.! in! criminal! actions! where! the! civil!
The! application! shall! be! accompanied! by! liability! includes! support! for! the!
affidavits,! depositions! or! other! authentic! offspring!as!a!consequence!of!the!crime;!
documents!in!support!thereof.! and!
! !
2.! Verified&Comment.&The!adverse!party!shall! ii.! the! civil! aspect! thereof! has! not! been!
be! asked! to! comment! on! the! application! waived,! reversed! or! instituted! prior! to!
within!five!(5)!days!from!service!upon!him! its!filing!
of!a!copy!of!the!application!and!supporting! !
documents! to! it.! This! comment! shall! be! b.! Who!may!file:!(in!successive!order)!
verified! and! accompanied! by! affidavits,! i.! Offended!party!
depositions!or!other!authentic!documents! ii.! Parents!
in!support!thereof.! iii.! Grandparents!or!guardian!
! iv.! State!
3.! Hearing.! After! the! comment! is! filed,! or! !
after!the!expiration!of!the!time!for!its!filing,! Crimes%against%chastity%and%Rape%
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PROVISIONAL REMEDIES SUPPORT PENDENTE LITE
Article! 345! orders! the! persons! guilty! of! rape,! should!be!given!an!opportunity!to!present!evidence!
seduction,!or!abduction!to!indemnify!the!offended! in!support!of!his!opposition.!
woman,! to! acknowledge! the! offspring,! and! to! !
support!the!offspring.! San%Juan%v%Valenzuela,%et.%al.%Oct.%23,%1982%
! The!trial!court’s!order!fixing!the!amount!of!support!
There!should!accordingly!be!no!reason!to!deprive! pendent!lite!is!not!final!in!character!because!it!can!
the! hapless! offspring! from! being! granted! such! be! subjected! to! modification! depending! on! the!
provisional! support! during! the! pendency! of! the! changing! conditions! affecting! the! liability! of! the!
criminal!case!wherein!the!civil!aspect!is!included.!If! obligor!to!pay!the!amount!fixed!for!support.!
the! civil! action! was! separately! instituted,! support! !
pendente!lite!can!be!sought!therein.!While!it!is!true!
that!the!civil!action!is!suspended!upon!the!filing!of!
the! criminal! action! (Sec.! 2,! Rule! 111),! the! court!
wherein!the!former!is!pending!can!issue!ancillary!
writs!such!as!preliminary!injunction,!attachment!or!
similar!processes!which!do!not!go!into!the!merits!of!
the!case!(Babala&vs.&Abano,&90&Phil.&827)!and,!with!
this! new! provision,! inclusive! of! the! provisional!
remedy!of!support!pendente!lite.!
!
Restitution%
a.! When! applicable:! when! the! judgment! or!
final! order! of! the! court! finds! that! the!
person! who! has! been! providing! support!
pendente&lite!is!not!liable!therefor!!
!
b.! What&court&may&order&recipient:!return!the!
amounts!already!paid!
!! What! court! interest! from! the!
dates!of!actual!payment!
!! Without! prejudice! to! the! right! of!
the! recipient! to! obtain!
reimbursement! in! a! separate!
action! from! the! person! legally!
obliged!to!give!support.!
!! If! recipient! fails! to! reimburse:!
person! who! provided! the! same!
may! likewise! seek!
reimbursement! thereof! in! a!
separate! action! from! the! person!
legally!obliged!to!give!support.!
!
Torres%v%Hon.Teodoro%Sr.%101%Phil.%422%
Where!the!court!ordered!support!pendent!lite!to!be!
deposited! each! month,! failure! of! the! defendant! to!
deposit! for! one! month! is! a! separate! and! distinct!
violation! from! a! failure! to! deposit! for! another!
month.! Convictions! for! indirect! contempt! for!
failure! to! deposit! for! separate! months! do! not!
constitute!double!jeopardy.!
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Mangoma%v%Macadaeg%90%Phil.%508%
Where! the! opposite! to! an! application! for! support!
pendent! lite! alleges! sufficient! ground! to! oppose!
support! (eg.! Adultery! by! wife),! the! oppositor!
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