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CA denies DNA petition over dispute on Wenn Deramas' estate
The Court of Appeals has denied a petition filed by the sister and nephews of the late director Wenn Deramas, upholding the rights of his two adoptive children over his properties.
The petitioners sought a DNA test for Gabriel Michael and Raphaella to dispute their claim to Deramas' Quezon City properties and bank deposits.
The appellate court agreed with the Regional Trial Court's ruling that DNA testing was unnecessary, dismissing the petitioners' arguments based on "logical fallacy" and equating sexual orientation with the inability to have children.
The CA noted that while Deramas and the children's mother were not married, they acted as parents, as indicated in the children's birth certificates.
The dispute arose after the petitioners discovered the properties were transferred to the names of the adoptive children after Deramas passed away in 2016.
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