Comments on: The Law Professor: Recognition of Divorce in the Philippines

By: concerned

concerned — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 07:17:47 +0000

i have a bf right now and he was married in colombo. his marriage is not registered in the phils.so he’s still single legally by the n.s.o. if ever we’ll get married, would it be legal to do so?

please advise.

By: rowena

rowena — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 07:07:27 +0000

hi! i’m in the process of divorcing my japanese husband. my question is, after the divorce is granted, how long will i wait to re marry again?

please help. thank you

By: Brian Clark

Brian Clark — Sun, 23 May 2010 08:45:33 +0000

Sorry Forgot to mention my wife never got a British Passport, she is still a Philippine Citizen.

By: Brian Clark

Brian Clark — Sun, 23 May 2010 08:31:01 +0000

Hello, I am a UK national, I met my Filipina wife in the UK in 1996. She was already married to a British guy in Manila several years earlier.

SHE filed for divorce from him in 1998 and subsequently married me in 2001. I know nothing about the Philippine Law regarding the non recognition of her divorce. We moved to the Philippines in 2004. The marriage has broken down, I have filed a court motion to get the marriage declared void.

Did my wife have the right to marry me in the UK given the Philippine laws regarding the recognition of divorce.

Any advice please

By: Precious

Precious — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 20:34:09 +0000

Hi,

I’m currently in here in the US and was under H2B visa. I was married in the Philippines(didnt turn out to be good) I filed for a divorce in Las Vegas and my X-husand signed the divorce decree. I got re-married, my current husband and I filed all our documents for adjustment of staus as a permanent resident, everything went well but during our immigration interview everything fell apart. The immigration officer is asking for a Certificate of Finality( or he called it Annulment) and gave us a 3 mos deadline to submit this. We’re so lost and worried about the situation because as far as I know there Annulment will take years of process and EXPENSIVE…Some people is advising me to mail a copy of my decree w/ a seal and ribbon. Please give me an advise how to solve this issue. We didnt get any lawyer for my case and if its really needed then we will.

Thanks in advance.

By: gina mendez

gina mendez — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 10:43:03 +0000

I’m Filipina living here now in Japan,im divorce for 1yr.I report my divorce to the Philippine Consulate in Osaka,I have my divorce certificate coming from their office.I have plan to re marry.I know that you need a recognition of divorce to re marry.What is the requirements of Recognition of Divorce and how many months will i waited for the processing?

Thank You.

By: bing sabalburo

bing sabalburo — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 06:31:45 +0000

If petition for recognition for divorce is granted by the court,what does the law say about settlement of their properties in the Philippines? What steps would you suggest be taken? If a waiver has been executed by the now foreign national spouse, would this be recognized here.

Thank you.

By: mitchell

mitchell — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:57:38 +0000

sir, me & my wife was legally married in the philippines on sept 18 1995. we were blessed with (3)three kids but as time passed we were no longer enjoy nor happy with each other. we get separated without filling it in court. and for more than (10) ten years now, we never see each other since our separation. sir if i’ll file an annulment case and our separation for ten yrs. with no communication is my basis in applying of the said case. will my application be granted and i would not wait long enough for the release of the courts decision?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 03:43:41 +0000

Gentlemen/Madam:
I do not really know how to write this letter and for it purpose you can refers to me as (TLC?!) = (“Totally – Legally – Confuse?!”) I am a foreigner legally residing in the Philippines for many years with no legal problem.
In Dec. 2000 I married to a Filipina lady and we even visited my country few times also with no trouble. On 2008 we legally adopt a little girl and recently I tried to give my nationality to my little girl but I was told by my embassy that my wife was already married to a Filipino man and had three children with him and NO divorce.
So since she was legally formerly married to some else then she can not have my last marital name and that make her in impostor and a bigamist plus our little girl is also legally a fraud, her adopted papers and name are not correct since I am not legally married to her adopted mother. You can not imagine my (TLC?!) reaction, but after long debates with my wife she finally told me the true.
She got married in Oct. 1991 at the young age of 20 and her husband was 21 also he did not want any offspring. In Sept. 1992 she had their first child her husband was angry at her due to this child, in Dec. 1993 she had a second child her husband was even more enrage, to the point that this second child was forcibly given up for adoption to relative. Then in May 1994 she displayed pregnancy sickness symptom again and that time her husband abandoned her on Jun. 1994 never to return or to be being seen and heard from.
I want to lawfully correct this (TLC?!) statuses and be a legal husband to my wife and a legal father to my little girl, I believed those may be lawful ground to correct legally this problem.

#1.) The Judge that perform their marital service in the poor town or “Bundok” in 1991 was not a confirmed certified appointed Judge of the Court, he was a distance relative who only work at city hall and at opportunistic time assumed to be a Judge for quick monetary gain. If that fake Judge can be verified that may be ground for annulment.
#2.) Her husband abandoned her and his family on Jun. 1994, I believed that after a certain number of years of abandonment the marriage is terminated? We got married in Dec. 2000.
#3.) In 2002 her husband dies abroad from vehicle accident, so now she is a widower. She should be free to re-marry. But before we got married in 2000, my Filipina wife never used her Filipino husband last name. She been using my last name since we got married in 2000.

With this information can you please try to help my little girl, my wife and me to become a “legal” family? Like I once believed we where: Thanks You. (TLC?!)

By: Pinay

Pinay — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 06:57:09 +0000

Hi,
I’m a Filipina, married but is separated from my husband for 2 years now. He’s been using drugs and has never supported our 2 children. I met this American guy who offered me marriage. He wants me to go to the US and get married there. I love him and am willing to marry him. What should I do? Can I just go to the US and marry him? I dont have money for annullment here because I am raising our 2 children and sending them to school. I would appreciate your advice. Thank you and more power.