Comments on: Blog Lecture No. 62: Divorce in the Philippines

By: mylah

mylah — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 15:05:20 +0000

Because Divorce is quick and not expensive (U.S) while Annulment is sooo expensive and you need to have grounds to file for it and Legal separation will not allow you to re-marry again.

By: Che

Che — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:38:12 +0000

I have a friend who got his divorce out of the country by his foreign wife. I’ve heard you can file a Petition of foreign divorce in the Philippines. What are the requirements needed and how long does it take to be finalized and how much do you charge on this kind of case?

I would appreciate if you can email me back the information

Thank you.

By: marie

marie — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 02:56:39 +0000

hello atty. i have a question. my bf may nabuntis now the girl is married here in the phil. pero nag hiwalay na sila nung asawa nya ung asawa nya nasa us na ngaun us navy sya.. sbi ng girl sa boyfriend ko divorce na daw sila.. ung una nyang asawa nagfile daw sa us. pwd ba un? ngaun gusto ng girl pakasalan sya ng boyfriend ko.. is it possible na pwede sila pakasal? ksi pag kakaalam ko since ung girl kasal sya d2 sa philippines khit na nasa states ung guy khit na dun nag file hindi pwd yun dba? am i right? need your answer tlga atty. pa email nlang po amfs_20@yahoo.com thanks.

By: Rach

Rach — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 13:54:02 +0000

Hi! my husband is a lawyer. He has a previous marriage. He was diagnosed with a narcissistic personality disorder in his previous marriage. He had let me believe that it was just to convince the court that their marriage has a ground for annulment. After 2 years of being married with him, I realized that he really has an npd! I can’t stand him anymore. He keeps on emotionally and verbally abusing me. I now feel less of a person because of him. He would even used to physically hurt me. He’s so much the same with the articles I found below:

http://blog.worldvillage.com/health/the_lament_of_the_narcissists_codependent_wife.html

http://blog.thenarcissistinyourlife.com/2009/05/19/the-endless–demands-of-the-narcissistic-husband-or-wife.aspx

If I decide to annul our marriage and use his previous diagnosis and his previous annulment, will there be a strong chance that our marriage will be anulled if he will (anticipatingly) fight for it and make up stories, threaten me, if he will try to sound credible in court?etc (basing on his np disorder)? So far the evidences I have are my testimony, pictures of my bruises, a medical certificate it happened even when I was 2 months pregnant with our baby), a recorded file (from a cellphone, his previous diagnosis. I’ll still have to request for a copy of the decision of his annulment with annotation in NSO. Will there be a strong chance that our marriage will be annulled if I have those evidences? There’s a lawyer whos’ willing to help me and a psyschologist. What do you think atty? Do I have a strong chance? Thanks atty!

By: sha

sha — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 15:46:41 +0000

hello atty! ask ko lng po , what legal action ang dapat gawin. I got pregnant when i was 24, so we decided to get married. (civil) with consent. pero wala pa akong pinapalitan up to now ng mga document ko.. yung dti ko pa din surname ang gamit ko.. kahit sa office d ko pa din pinapalita, single pa din ako dun..
Separated n din po kmi because he’s so irresponsible, up to now, wla p din syang work, di din cya nag bibigay financially sa amin. so feeling ko single parent n ako.. i just want to ask kung anu pde i file n action sa knya. and how about my status, kahit b wla akong napalitan sa mga documents ko married n din b dapat ang isulat ko sa mga status? and how about the surname of my child? pde ko p b ipapalit ung surname nya at di n gamitin ang surnme ng husband ko? tnx..

By: desh

desh — Thu, 14 May 2009 03:32:33 +0000

hello atty this is desh my american husband is filling divorce now in florida since hindi pako nakakarating doon do u think they will grant it? lucky i met this guy from georgia who wants to marry me once divorce is already granted and he will petition me to get mariend in US..does it honored here in the philippines once i got the divorce paper stating that its already granted? what things i need to do in order for me to get married again… hoping for ur reply desh_2185@yahoo.com thanks

By: Lorraine

Lorraine — Tue, 05 May 2009 10:45:04 +0000

HI…I am a filipina married to a british national here in the Philippines.Paano ko malalaman na my husband divorce me already?As he is in UK now at andito naman ako sa pilipinas.

By: Maribeth Ang

Maribeth Ang — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:01:58 +0000

Hi ! May I know how often should a partner be drunk to be categorized in “habitual alcoholism” to file separation? My husband mentioned that he can never changed his habit , he is used to drinking every end of the week in heavy state, aside from the weekdays ( 2 to 3 times) which burdens me coz I cannot tolerate the smell and his attitude when drunk. We are in cold relationship due to his habit and he even told me one time that if I cannot accept him this way, I have no choice, coz he cant help himself. This is just one aspect , Im willing to discuss the other problems in private.

By: Joanna

Joanna — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 13:28:51 +0000

Hi, I married a Filipino man 5 years ago in Australia – he was at that time filing for citizenship. In that time we had two beautiful daughters, one whom he has not met. We have now been seperated for 8 months due to his gambling addiction and physical abuse towards me. During the time of our marriage he had a visa problem. He was deported back to the Philippines and returned back to Australia after two years after I sponsored him. However, during for the first two years of our marriage, he was still legally married to his wife in the Philippines, which i did not know about. He then got a divorce in Australia against her. What I want to know, is our marriage legal here in Australia or is it void? I want to change my name and my daughters name back to my maiden name through deed pole. He has no contact with our daughters and does not want to contribute to their support. Sadly, I feel that he only used me to gain Residency in Australia. I feel so stupid. I just want to move on from him and have ties with him. Does anyone have any suggestions what processes I need to do?
Thank you so much, Any help will be appreiated.

By: Vhi

Vhi — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:27:33 +0000

Hi Atty….I am a naturalized UK Citizen since 2006….i was married in the phils with a filipino guy in 1989 and we have 2 kids….my ex husband is still filipino citizen and we have been separated for more than 5 years now…..i have already spoken to 2 solicitors about divorce here in uk…..and my exhusband and my mother went to see a lawyer in the phils inquiring about the annulment of marriage but they were advised that it’s easier to get a divorce and we can both remarry in the phils if we want to….is that right?….am i allowed to remarry again in the phils if i obtained a divorce here in uk?i am just confused……i have read about the case of republic vs orbecido but it simply pertains to the filipino spouse or did i just not understand its content?….pls enlighten me as i want to get married in the phils again if ever….thanks a lot