Comments on: Annulment Divorce & Legal Separation

By: ryan

ryan — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 13:25:13 +0000

i got my gf pregnant last 2003 and i choose to stand with it. we are both at legal age. four months after she gave birth to my child my parents hired a fixer for our marriage. the fixer process everything and gave us a copy of marriage contract that we both signed but there was no ceremony or what so ever that happened. after the signatures are completed the fixer filed it to our civil registrar and give us the copy of the filed marriage contract which we used for any transactions. i found myself unhappy with my wife and i want our marriage to be void. is it possible.

Ryan, if the marriage is registered it will be considered valid. To have your marriage annulled you want to explore the possibility of using psychological incapacity as the grounds.

By: amiliah garcia

amiliah garcia — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 07:18:39 +0000

hello,good day,i just wanted to ask if when would be the law in the philippines would allow devorse since there is a lot of couples are not capable of living together,it seems very hard to endure that you wanted to have a good life with the one you love and the one who loves you,but bcause of the bond of marraige from your ex you will not attain that happiness fully.i hope that the government would be awakened that no matter what we do by trying to prove about being a good christian in the Philippines.we cant do anything to stick with the person who gives you so much pain,and hurt ache.so why not let the devorse law be granted in our country..I am the first one would be very happy so that i can file a devorse to my estranged husband and marry the one who loves me and gives me all i need and my children to have a better future..and so as others to be happy..I think GOD would understand..thank you for reading my comments.GOODLUCK!!

By: jenny

jenny — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 05:58:57 +0000

my friend is married, she plans to file an annulment, the reason is for this is that she dont love her husband now, is that a valid reason? can she file for an annulment?

Jenny, not loving one’s husband is not grounds for annulment.

By: Faye

Faye — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 08:24:57 +0000

Good Day,
My friend is filipino now an Australian Citizen. She’s having a relationship with a married man from the Philippines.The man is seperated with his wife in the Philippines,he is now going to be an australian citizen in a few months time, is it possible for them to get married in Australia once He gets his citizenship in australia? thanks

Faye, hey may not get married legally until the man obtains an annulment in the Philippines.

By: jessel

jessel — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 11:25:36 +0000

I am married of about 6 yrs. and we got seperated but not legally..then i went abroad. Now, I had live in partner and we got married here in abroad (he’s also not legally seperated). Now, I’m pregnant,..
my question is…
Do his wife have the right to file a case to both us to be deported??
what case she can file??
A case like concubinage or adultery can be a cause somebody to be deport??
from which country she can file a case?? from phils. or in abroad???

tnx a lot…
I hope u can answer my questions..

Jessel, it all depends on the laws in the country where you live. She can not file the case in the Philippines as the crime is being committed overseas.

By: July

July — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 10:10:49 +0000

Hi, my common-law partner is married. We have been living together for more than 10 years now. He hasn’t been in contact with his wife for the past 12 years. She and their only daughter aged 3 yrs old at that time disappeared from his life not leaving any trace. He went looking for them in her hometown, tried speaking with her family but they refused. It was apparent that she wanted to be gone from his life. He exhausted all efforts in finding her. She used to be a Japayuki and he thinks she might have gone and live in Japan but he fears that something terrible happened to her there because she never communicated with him. He searched for her also online and for his daughter but he cannot find them. Now, after 12 yrs, he wants to marry me. we already have a 10 yr old son. And we want him to be a legal heir to whatever we have accumulated in our life especially now that we are planning to buy our dream house. Is presumptive death applicable in this situation?

July, for presumption off death to be granted, there must be proof that the person was in a place which is life threatening.
If the presumed dead person reappears, your marriage would be invalidated. It would be better for you to explore the possibility of filing a petition for annulment on the grounds of psychological incapacity.

By: juls

juls — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 21:46:02 +0000

Hello. Im married for more than 10 years. My husband is a drug user since he was in college. Last 2003 we got separated(not legally) for drug reason. And we live together again last 2006 for he promise to change not do used drugs anymore. Now he uses again. I dont want him to do what he did to me and to my family again. Because he used to steal valuable things, jewelry and money for drugs. He hit me all the time. I have 4 sons and I dont want them to be like their father. And my sons dont like their father to stay with us.
My question is Do I have a ground for annulment or legal separation?
Can you advise the financial expenses.

Juls, you have good grounds for legal separation, you would need to consult a lawyer to find out if you have grounds for annulment.

By: kylie

kylie — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 15:11:54 +0000

Hi, I have some questions but it is not about me or my marriage, it is about my dad’s marriage. So here my dad was married to this woman, (not my mom) in 1976 and were physically separated since 1983, but they didn’t have a Legal Separation. they were separated for 27 yrs. now, they see each other, but that’s because she was renting an apartment that my dad and his siblings own. My dad died couple of months ago, and she wants 50% of my dad’s estate, is their marriage still valid even if they were separated for a long time?..hope you can give me an answer, Thank you.

Kylie, This woman which you mention is your father’s legal wife and is entitled to a share of the inheritance as it is conjugal property.

By: Marie

Marie — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 04:56:53 +0000

Dear Sir,
My father is very unfaithful to my mother. From childhood, I saw him having other women while my mom was working as DH in HK.
In fact, my father has 2 kids with 2 different women.
Now, at age 51, he again fathered a child with another woman, who is our neighbor and a relative of my mom.
This has really damaged our family.
My father said he will not leave the house bec. it is his, but all that we have is the fruit of my mom’s hardwork.
My family would like to know if we can file for legal separation, disqualifying my father from any claims on their conjugal property.
Thank you very much.

Marie, infidelity is grounds for legal separation.

By: Bambee

Bambee — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 15:42:17 +0000

I have been married for 10 years. Got 3 kids. Discovered by sheer accident last year about my husband’s infidelity (emails, photos with his lover, and series of stories from his lover about the relationship – a friendship sort with benefits that ran for 4 years). I am very frustrated, hurt and disappointed that I have been schizophrenic (at times very mad, at times very nice & forgiving). The pain of the deceit is haunting me and I don’t find it healthy anymore for me and my marriage. My husband loves me still and is willing to do everything but I am easily torn trying to live & accept his past while our basic differences become larger than life for me to tolerate. I want to leave him. I don’t know what to do & how to do it correctly. Talking won’t bring us anywhere. I am fed up. In fact, his lover keeps on bugging me & my daughter with nasty mails via bogus FB/ Frienster accounts.

Question 1: what can i do with the woman so she will stop bothering me? I want to sue her but what grounds would be best?

Question 2: About my huusband, I want to leave him and desperate at that. What ground can i use if i have to do it legally?

Please help. The thoughts are making me insane.

Bambee