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Cordova V Cordova

This case involved a complaint filed by Salvacion Delizo against her husband, Laurence Cordova, an attorney, for disbarment due to immorality and acts unbecoming of a member of the bar. Salvacion alleged that Laurence left their family in 1985 to live with his mistress Fely Holgado and failed to support his family. In 1987, Salvacion discovered Laurence had given their home to another mistress, Luisita Magallanes, and taken their daughter. The court found Laurence guilty of immorality and conduct unbecoming a lawyer. He was suspended indefinitely from practicing law until he supports his family and ends immoral conduct.

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Cordova V Cordova

This case involved a complaint filed by Salvacion Delizo against her husband, Laurence Cordova, an attorney, for disbarment due to immorality and acts unbecoming of a member of the bar. Salvacion alleged that Laurence left their family in 1985 to live with his mistress Fely Holgado and failed to support his family. In 1987, Salvacion discovered Laurence had given their home to another mistress, Luisita Magallanes, and taken their daughter. The court found Laurence guilty of immorality and conduct unbecoming a lawyer. He was suspended indefinitely from practicing law until he supports his family and ends immoral conduct.

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Cordova v.

Cordova Key words: 2 mistresses, good moral character


A.M. no. 3249, November 29, 1989
Ponente:

I. Terms  April 14, 1988: Salvacion submitted her


complaint against Atty. Laurence Cordova for
II. Reliefs Sought immorality and acts unbecoming a member of
 Complaint by Salvacion Delizo against Atty. the bar.
Laurence Cordova, her husband, for disbarment  December 1, 1998: Laurence Cordova was
for immorality and acts unbecoming of a found to be in default for failure to file an answer
member of the Bar. to Salvacion’s complaint.
III. Facts  The hearing was moved many times, because
 June 6, 1976: Salvacion Delizo and Laurence both of them failed to appear. In April 6, 1989,
Cordova got married, and had 2 children out of the complainant informed the Commission that
the marriage. they had already reconciled.
 1985: The couple lived in the Quirino province,
1 but in the same year Cordova left his family, IV. Issue/s and Held Constitutional Law I
and his job as Clerk of Court of the RTC, and 1. Whether or not Atty. Laurence Cordova was guilty
went to live with Fely Holgado, who was also for immorality and acts unbecoming a member of
married and had left her family, in Surigao del the bar?
Sur, living as husband in wife in public.
 April 6, 1986: Cordova and his wife had an Held: Yes. He was suspended indefinitely until he
apparent reconciliation with Cordova promising presents evidence that he has continued
to leave Fely. He brought his family to Surigao supporting his family, and has given up immoral
del Sur, but frequently came home drunk and conduct.
failed to support his family.
 February 1987: Upon returning home from a trip As a requirement to the admission in the Bar, a
to Manila necessitated by hospitalization of her candidate must show that he is of good moral
daughter, Salvacion discovers that Laurence character. As held in In Mortel v. Aspiras, 1 this
had their home for another mistress, Luisita Court, following the rule in the United States, held
Magallanes, and had taken their other daughter, that "the continued possession ... of a good moral
Melanie with him. character is a requisite condition for the rightful
continuance in the practice of the law ... and its loss

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requires suspension or disbarment, even though
the statutes do not specify that as a ground for
disbarment. " Good moral character is not limited to
the discharge of one’s duties as a laywer.
Clearly, respondent flaunted his disregard of the
fundamental institution of marriage and its
elementary obligations before his own daughter
and the community at large.

V. Separate Opinions
None.

2 Constitutional Law I

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