SC: Unscrupulous individuals cannot be allowed to use the courts as instruments in their fraudulent schemes.

SC: Unscrupulous individuals cannot be allowed to use the courts as instruments in their fraudulent schemes.

"Love, though the ideal consideration in a marriage contract, is not the only valid cause for marriage. Other considerations, not precluded by law, may validly support a marriage." 

"The Court cannot declare such a marriage void in the event the parties fail to qualify for immigration benefits, after they have availed of its benefits, or simply have no further use for it. These unscrupulous individuals cannot be allowed to use the courts as instruments in their fraudulent schemes."

[G.R. No. 198780 October 16, 2013]

✍️👨‍⚖️ MENDOZA, J.