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2008-06-18 |
QUISUMBING, J. |
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| Atty. Ferrer admitted his extra-marital affair; in his words, his indiscretion which ended in 2000. We have considered such illicit relation as a disgraceful and immoral conduct subject to disciplinary action.[15] The penalty for such immoral conduct is disbarment,[16] or indefinite[17] or definite[18] suspension, depending on the circumstances of the case. Recently, in Ferancullo v. Ferancullo, Jr.,[19] we ruled that suspension from the practice of law for two years was an adequate penalty imposed on the lawyer who was found guilty of gross immorality. In said case, we considered the absence of aggravating circumstances such as an adulterous relationship coupled with refusal to support his family; or maintaining illicit relationships with at least two women during the subsistence of his marriage; or abandoning his legal wife and cohabiting with other women.[20] | |||||