A Foreign Divorce can be registered in the PhilippinesThere is generally no divorce allowed the Philippines, but a marriage between a Filipino and a foreigner is a special case. The Philippines will recognize the divorce of a Filipino obtained abroad by the foreign spouse.Note: As of, even a divorce obtained by the Filipino spouse is also considered valid in the Philippines.This follows from the second paragraph of Article 26 of the Family Code of the Philippines: pullquote”Where a marriage between a Filipino citizen and a foreigner is validly celebrated and a divorce is thereafter validly obtained abroad by the alien spouse capacitating him or her to remarry, the Filipino spouse shall have capacity to remarry under Philippine law.”/pullquote. Be honest when you talk to your lawyer.When you talk to a lawyer, you should disclose the whole picture to him, providing honest and complete details about your ex-spouse, your citizenships, your marriage and divorce.Be honest when you talk to your lawyer. He will need to know the specific places and dates of events. He will also need clear, accurate copies of your marriage and divorce documents so that he can assess them himself. (Do not edit the facts or be afraid to disclose everything to the lawyer you consult.
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He needs to know these facts in order to do a good job. And a lawyer is bound to confidentiality by his Code of Ethics.)Don’t be embarrassed by whatever you need to tell your lawyer. Don’t hesitate to ask him any questions you may have. In the meantime, you can begin to put together some of the documents your lawyer will need to review and which you’ll eventually have to submit to the Court.
Getting your documents ready is an important first step.However, these documents will eventually have to be presented to the Regional Trial Court with the Petition. For it to accept these documents, the Court needs to be assured that they are genuine.The Philippine documents will need to have been officially certified by the correct government office (Civil Registrar/Philippines Statistics Authority/Department of Foreign Affairs/etc.)The foreign documents, on the other hand, will need to be certified by the correct foreign office and they will need to be authenticated by the Department of Foreign Affairs or the Philippine embassy in the foreign country. If a foreign document is not in English, then its certified English translation is also needed and this also has to Getting your documents ready is an important first step. Be authenticated by the DFA. Yes, you will have to go to court.The RTC branch that gets the case will check whether the petitioner or her lawyer have any family relation to the Court’s personnel, and take measures to preserve impartiality.Then the RTC will order that the substance of the Petition be published in a random newspaper once a week for 3 weeks. The case will be calendared for first hearing and notices of this will be served to the Philippine government offices concerned, to the last known address of the ex-spouse, and to any other required parties. The date and time of hearing will be published in the newspapers.Proof that these notices were served needs to be shown on the first hearing date.
After that, the lawyer will have the documents of the case marked into the record of the Court.As you can see, this is a court process with extensive pre-hearing requirements. The trial itself requires the presentation of witnesses and other evidence, as well as written memoranda, before the Court will make a ruling.The testimony of a witness will be through a.A judicial affidavit is used in order to speed up the trial.In a judicial affidavit, the lawyer’s questions and the answers of the witness are set into writing and notarized before the hearing. This way, no matter how long the written testimony is, under her lawyer’s guidance the witness will simply identify and affirm this judicial affidavit in Court in order to complete her direct testimony. A judicial affidavit helps ensure the entire story is told.She can then be cross-examined by the government lawyer to verify her statements. On cross-examination, she will be asked follow up questions about her marriage and divorce.After all the evidence is submitted, the lawyer will submit to the RTC a legal document known as a Formal Offer of Evidence and also a final Memorandum.
Absent active opposition by other parties, we will then await the Court’s Decision. The waiting after these submissions would probably take a few months because of the clogged court dockets.Assuming it is favorable, the Decision can thereafter be registered with the civil registrar and the Philippine Statistics Authority for. The trial can take about a year to about a year and a half to finish from date of filing.Apart from the notice requirements (service of summons and publication), the reason it can take so long is because of the heavy backlog of court cases.Philippine courts tend to handle many, many cases at any given time. Even though only a few hearing dates are needed in a Petition for Recognition of Foreign Divorce, these are sometimes scheduled months apart because the calendars of the courts are so crowded. About a year and a half, depending on the circumstances.Also, sometimes side issues come up which need to be resolved so that the case can move forward.While lawyers can ask to be accommodated by the Court with closer hearing dates, sometimes this is out of their hands. What lawyers can assure is the quality of their work and their diligence in order to prevent avoidable delays.That is why it is important to make the most of every hearing date.
By doing so, it may be possible to finish the case in a shorter period of time. I discussed some citizenship issues inThe short answer is that dual citizens, foreigners and former Filipino citizens can also file a petition to have their foreign divorce recognized in the Philippines IF the divorce was obtained by someone not a Filipino at the time of the divorce. The law applies when “a divorce is thereafter validly obtained abroad by the alien spouse capacitating him or her to remarry,”The situation would be different if the divorce abroad was obtained by a dual citizen.
A dual citizen is a Filipino. The Supreme Court has ruled that “an absolute divorce secured by a Filipino married to another Filipino is contrary to our concept of public policy and morality and shall not be recognized in this jurisdiction.” Bayot vs. Court of Appeals, G.R. 155635, November 7, 2008. I married last June 2011 to my Korean husband.
After 3months of processing my spouse visa I went to Korea to live there with my husband. But as soon as I stay there he told me what are the terms and conditions of living there. Because I’m too young I feel a kind of betrayed and afraid. So I decided to leave my husband, I stayed illegally in Korea for almost 4years.
Then immigration caught me then I got deported. Now 2years of staying here in Philippines but of until now my marriage to my Korean husband is still valid even though it almost 6 years now that we’re not living together.
I need some advice on how I’m going to void our marriage here in Philippines. I married last June 2011 to my Korean husband. After 3months of processing my spouse visa I went to Korea to live there with my husband.
But as soon as I stay there he told me what are the terms and conditions of living there. Because I’m too young I feel a kind of betrayed and afraid. So I decided to leave my husband, I stayed illegally in Korea for almost 4years. Then immigration caught me then I got deported.
Now 2years of staying here in Philippines but of until now my marriage to my Korean husband is still valid even though it almost 6 years now that we’re not living together. I need some advice on how I’m going to void our marriage here in Philippines. To whom it my concern,Hi this is RAchel from Denmark I have questions and hopefully you can help me. I got married her in Denmark and now been legally divorce from my foreign ex husband. Here at Denmark I can remarry under the law, first I want to change my last name to my family name but apparently at Norway /Phillipinnes Embassy said I need first to get the RECGONITION OF FOREIGN DIVORCE to fix it all. And now I am thinking if I want to remarry here at Denmark it is possible to do it or what?
I have a fiance in Phillipines and we have planning to marry here in Denmark. And if ever I need a attorney to help my case about the RECOGNITION OF FOREIGN DIVORCE? I have no idea the cost involve and the processing at all. Hoping for a good heart to help me and for now thank you.Sincerely yours,Rachel.
Hi,im Bronte and i am Australian citizen.I been married in my Filipina wife in Philippines last August 2012,after few weeks of our marriage i came back here in australia because of my mom health condition.since then,we not see each other.last August 2016,i petition a divorce here in Australia under family law,and last November 2016,they grant the divorce already.how can i file a petition for recognizing foriegn divorce in the Philippines so if ever i can remarry again.and maybe you can help me to find a good Lawyer to help me.Thanks. I can’t speak for US procedure, but there are accredited newspapers of general circulation in the Philippines which publish such notices. These can be engaged to publish the notice according to the terms required. The publishers of these newspapers can provide you with an affidavit of publication accompanied by physical copies of their newspaper issues as proof of publication.You should consult with a US lawyer to confirm whether these will suffice.I do suggest that you also consider efforts to find your wife and have her actually receive and sign the notice if possible. Hi,I’m a Filipino but became Canadian Citizen when I was in high school. Now here’s my situation.
I married a Canadian Citizen in Canada but due to circumstances I divorce her. We also filed our divorce in Canada and got approved.I came here in Philippines to marry my GF. I have a Statutory Declaration from Canadian Embassy indicating that I’m divorced and can re-marry.
But when we submit our papers in local registry to file for Marriage License, they required me to get a Recognition of Divorce.My question is, do I still need to get it? I’m married to a Canadian Citizen and I’m also a Canadian Citizen when the marriage and divorce happens.Please help me!Thanks!. Hi Lawyers in the Philippines first off i want to thank you for taking the time to reply to everyone and hopefully you have the time to read over my situation and advise me.I’m an American Citizen and I plan to marry my girlfriend who is still a Philippine citizen but has been a Slovenian resident for over 10 years. She was married civilly in the Philippines to a SlovenianLiving for many years in Slovenia she then filed for divorced in Slovenia and was granted the divorce. Now my question is what do you suggest we do to have her divorce recognized in the Philippines or annulled, does the fact that she was the one that filed for the divorce and not him create any issues?Would it be a total time saver and money saver to just have her come to the United States and for us to get married here?Our original plans are to get married in Slovenia.Thank you for your time and effort. Hi im rachel.
Im married with thai husbandWe will file divorce soon. There are two kind of divorce in Thailand we will get the uncontested divorce. Where both agree to divorce and no property settle or no need child custody settlement. This uncontested divorce is acceptable in Philippines?
Can i use this one to apply for recognition of divorce? I know i have to translate the divorce papers in Thailand to English and get stamp in DFA and file it to philippe embassy. My concern is if uncontested divorce is acceptable in Philippines.how long it will take? And approximately how much? Thank you for your time. Planning to file a Petition for Recognition of Foreign Divorce in the Philippines.
Me and my ex, who was still then a Filipino citizen, got married in the US. It was not registered with the Philippine Embassy in California nor in the Philippines. (I was even able to get a cenomar) I, however, started using his surname in all my government records once I got back to the Philippines. We eventually broke up.
He thereafter acquired US citizenship, then filed for divorce, which was granted. My question is, since there is no entry to correct in the civil registry, would I still need to include the PSA in my Petition? Also, would the decision of the court suffice to order the government agencies where I used my ex spouse’s surname to change my records back to my maiden name? Would appreciate your opinion. There is still no general law on divorce in the Philippines. Bills have been proposed since in every iteration of Congress for the last decade.
Perhaps one will finally pass under this administration, but I simply can’t say.Specific to your question, it’s worth noting that the proposed bill now being debated in the House of Representatives also requires a court proceeding. If the bill passes into law, the Supreme Court will have to draft and issue rules of procedure to govern how divorce cases are conducted and resolved before they can be filed and tried.You can find the text of the proposed bill here:. Hi,Two filipinos migrated and got married in the US. After a few years they got their american citizenship.
Years later they came to the philippines for a vacation and got married in church. Few years after that they divorced (in the US). My question is, is there a need to file for a petition for recognition of divorce here in the philippines if they are both american citizens when the divorce was finalized?
If one of them decides to marry someone here in the phils at this time, is there any legal impediment?. Hi, i am married to a Canadian, marriage took place in Philippines. I am in a permanent resident in canada now, i am under very bad situation at the moment, we are living together In Canada, but he is having a relationship with another girl from a different country. He went to Nigeria and have a relationship to another woman there, i also found it he is supporting the woman financially and he is going back there again. He then told me that polygamy for him is not a sin/bad thing. P.s I he is Christian and we were married on a Christian wedding.i cannot live in this situation any longer where love and respect is gone, what is the best I can do?he told me that he thinks what he is doing is okay and that if i cant handle this then its up to me, and he said but for him he is not doing any divorce.that being said, if ill be the one to file for a divorce for sure he will not sign to it.kindly advicethanks.
Hi could you please email me what I can do with this situation, as well as a good lawyer contact for filing.X husband (US Citizen) and I (Dual) filed divorce oct 2013 in Los Angeles County superior court under summary dissolution, wherein both parties filed the divorce together, the case was approved around April 2014. We have declared our marriage through the Philippine embassy, and have had my Philippine passport name changed. I didn’t know i was getting a divorce thereafter. I just want all my paper work to be the same in both countries.
I haven’t talked to my x husband since 2014. I would like for him to have no involvement in my name change, if possible. How do i proceed?
What is the probability of this being approved provided it states above that the foreign spouse should file divorce, as we filed it together, amicably? What is the cost?.
Hello Attorney,I am seeking for an advise on how the “Annotation on the effects of divorce declared in a foreign country” works.My husband, an American citizen was married in the Philippines with a former Filipino citizen. His ex wife moved with him in the US and got her US citizenship in 2008 through naturalization. They got divorced in 2015.This year, me and my husband got married here in the United States and wanted to re-marry again in the Philippines soon. I am still a Filipino citizen. Could you please advise what we should do to VOID the previous marriage of my husband in the Philippines?Thank you so much in advance. Hi I am a Filipina and my ex-husband is Singaporean. We already divorced last 2015 in Singapore and now I want to file this ‘Recognizing foreign divorce in the Philippines’.
I already have the necessary documents but I am having a difficulty to have the item no. 5 (Certified copy of the foreign country’s divorce law).I already asked the Family Justice Courts in Singapore, Philippine Embassy of Singapore, Singapore Embassy in Philippines and Attorney-General’s Chambers of Singapore but none of them can provide me this.Would I still be able to process my case even without this? Please help. Hi Sir/Ma’am,I just want to ask about my case. I’m divorced to Korean Citizen and I already started filing the Recognition of Divorce in Philippines almost year and half already. I followed all the requirements needed and had cross examination once already in prosecutor.
First we almost finished with my cross examination then suddenly the prosecutor asking for original copy of my divorce which the court ordered to my Atty. To submit in Manila City Hall thats why the documents they had is the xerox of my original documents so the hearing rescheduled again just to request to get the original copy of my divorce and all the other documents in Manila City Hall. The day of rescheduled court hearing I can’t be able to attend because I’m pregnant and I can’t fly back to Manila. So when my Atty. Represent all the original documents including the korean to English translation with notary of all,Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Korea Stamped, Divorce Law in Korea and Philippine Consulate Red Ribbon. The prosecutor again asked why the judge in my Divorce Paper that given by the court in Korea was not signed? So they rescheduled again my court hearing date.
I don’t really have any idea how to process this Recognition of Divorce. In korea almost system in the goverment are computerized. In my Divorce Paper that was given to me was signed through stamped by the court. That stamp sign means its from the court and theres no need for the signature of the judge. When translated it into English it was notarized that all documents are original.I do hope Sir/Ma’am that I can get any possible solution for this. My friend in Korea inquired about this in Korea Court but they told her the same thing “no need for judge signature” Court stamped will proved. I’m currently living in Japan now and I can’t just fly back in Philippines because I’ll be in my 6 months and half for my next hearing schedule.I just don’t get it because almost Filipina that I asked who already had their Recognition of Divorce in Philippines they submitted the same documents that I have there in Philippines but no problem at all.Pls.
Advise me about my problem.Thank you so much. Based on the facts given, I do not believe that a bigamy case can prosper. Case law seems to go against it. For example:In Pilapil v. Ibay-Somera where the Court recognized the validity of a divorce obtained abroad.
In the said case, it was held that the alien spouse is not a proper party in filing the adultery suit against his Filipino wife. The Court stated that the severance of the marital bond had the effect of dissociating the former spouses from each other, hence the actuations of one would not affect or cast obloquy on the other. (San Luis vs.
San Luis, 2007). Hi i am filipina and i got married to my us army husband in 2010.
We actually applied for a married visa and on the half of the process my husband got in a very big trouble and he in jain starting 2011. I was patiently waiting for him but the court decision was for him to be in jail for 16 years and that result came by 2013. The only communication we had was sending letter through mail which is so hard because i have no way of how to talk to him. Then they transfer him to other jail and we never talked after that. Now i can finally say i move on but i don’t have any easy way to have an annulment cause its too way expensive for me.
What advise can you give me sir/maam? Is he already put me in the system as i am married to him in the army or in the us? He was a us soldier and as i remember he put me in the us army system as his wife.
Should i asked him to file a divorce in the states so it will be easy? Can you send me an advise to my email? Thank you in advance. Hello: I am A US born citizen. My girlfriend is Filipina. She resides in Japan and currently has a resident card in Japan aided by the marriage to a Japanese citizen.
She is now divorced. She holds a Filipina Passport in her married name so that implies her marriage was reported to the Philippines. We would like to get a US Fiance Visa (K-1) for her to come to the US.
I’m assuming we would need to clear her name in the Philippines before applying? Assuming we would need to get a CENOMAR, what would be the cost? Is there any other possibilities that you see to expedite or avoid the CENOMAR process? IE: Obtaining passport in Japan, possibility US might not need a CENOMAR since she is a Japanese citizen with divorce papers, etc???. Hi LAWYER IN THE PHILIPPINES.I just want to ask some questions.
Hope you could help me.I got married here in Philippines in 2015 to an Australian guy but separated for a year now. He’s in Australia and I’m still here in Philippines.My ex husband was also got married here to a Filipina 15 years ago but got divorced in 2014 in Australia, but he never apply for recognition of his divorce decree for his previous marriage before we got married. And the city hall where we applied for marriage never ask for his CENOMAR or maybe they thought that he was married in Australia that’s why they never ask for his CENOMAR.So my question is,since he never apply for recognition of his divorce decree here in Philippines before we got married, does it mean that he’s still married to his ex wife, and is our marriage valid or not even if we have record in NSO that we are married?Thank you!. Hi, my american ex-husband is preparing paper works for filing a divorce in Las Vegas at this moment.
I got him blacklisted because of verbal, Mental and Physical abused after 8 months of our Marraige. Worst he left me a huge amount of debt, unpaid bills in my credit card. He went in and out of our country with another filipina. The last time he came back is last June 5 this year but immigration refused his entry and got deported because the blacklist order already took effect. Can I demand him to settle his unpaid bills in exchange of my signature in the petition for divorce?
How much would it cost for everything in filing judicial recognition of divorce in the Philippines? Please send me an email. Thank you so much. Hi,I am a Filipino living here in PH and married to a US Citizen for 12 years now. She’s currently living in California.
We got married here in the Philippines. Just recently in the news the Supreme Court here in PH voted and agreed that the divorce obtained by a Filipino against a foreign spouse is valid.I want to know what are my options in filing for a divorce?Will the US Embassy here in PH be able to help me with my case in filing a divorce or I should file one myself in California?The thing is my wife in the US doesn’t seem to cooperate, she has all the excuses that she will file but to no avail she didn’t and nothing was filed, thus our situation is unable to move forward.Thanks! Hope you can shed light regarding my concern. Hi there, I am a British citizen and I married my Filipina wife both in a civil and church ceremony in the Philippines. Things didn’t work out as expected and the relationship broke down.Could you please advise me the process for divorce? As far as I’m aware there is no record of my being married here in the UK as the marriage is not legally recognised here, but I don’t like the idea that I’m still married according to Philippine law.Also if I obtain a divorce, would I be able to marry again in the Philippines?I’d be thankful for any advice you can offer. Hi,I am a Filipino living here in PH and married to a US Citizen for 12 years now.
She’s currently living in California. We got married here in the Philippines. Just recently in the news the Supreme Court here in PH voted and agreed that the divorce obtained by a Filipino against a foreign spouse is valid.I want to know what are my options in filing for a divorce?Will the US Embassy here in PH be able to help me with my case in filing a divorce or I should file one myself in California?The thing is my wife in the US doesn’t seem to cooperate, she has all the excuses that she will file but to no avail she didn’t and nothing was filed, thus our situation is unable to move forward.Thanks! Hope you can shed light regarding my concern. Hi,I would like to request you some information. I am married to a Filipino and we have decided to part ways as we have a lot of differences between us which are difficult to settle with.
We have been married for more than 5 years and have no kids. We got married in the Philippines but I am a foreign national.
I would like to know how to proceed with a divorce in this case. I am able to get the divorce in my current country of residency (I am an expat here) and provide that with my Filipino wife to take it to her country for any legal process required. In this case do I need to be present in the Philippines when she produces the divorce documents obtained from the current country of residency? Is the process I mentioned above a valid approach? Am I able to request your service in this case and if so how I should go about doing it? I have just informed my wife about the reasons few weeks ago and the willingness to part ways with her, though she is upset about it she also understands why it is needed. Please let me know some information about how to proceed.
Hi,I would like to request some information on behalf of my partner.She is a Filipino (also a Singapore PR) who is married to a Foreign (Singapore/Chinese) Citizen, they were married in the Philippines around 8 years ago but have been separated for almost 3 years now. What is the process for getting a divorce/annulment whilst living overseas.After reading many cases above, can she just file for a divorce here in Singapore and then Remarry?We await to hear a reply from you with further information and details of how to go about this.Regards. She will not be able to obtain this document if her marriage is recorded in the Philippine civil registry.2. She remains married to him under Philippine law. I cannot speak for Australian law.3.
The divorce he obtained is invalid under Philippine law. I cannot speak for how the US or Australia views the divorce, but this means that, as things stand, she cannot obtain a Certificate of No Marriage (CENOMAR) from Philippine authorities.She’d need to file a court case under in order to be legally single here. Hi.I just wanna ask about my situation.I was married to my ex hub who us also filipino last 2007 we got separated 2010. He filled an annulment 2015 july but result got denied after 3 yrs of waiting.Now am currently in relation with my danish bf and i am goin to visit him in denmark for a couple of days.
Is it possible to file a divorce in denmark?If its possible and if ever it will b grantedCan i use his surname? Or it will be a problem for me? And make things more complicated?I dont hve plans to stay in denmark as of the moment.Thank you. Hi there!I really need a legal advice from you maam/sir.My husband is a Filipino citizen and a permanent resident in US.
He got married there in the US to a former Filipino citizen and in the latter they got divorced and granted. He marry me then. Upon getting the Cenomar, we presented the divorce decree to the PSA office. And the office issued us a copy. And now, we already have our marriage license.
Is there a need for us to file for Recognition of Foreign Divorce to RTC? Or Will there be a problem during the process in the phil or US embassy if my husband wants to petition me? I’m asking for your help.
Thanks in advance. Hi, I am confused and need clarification about getting remarried in the Philippines. Let me explain, I am an American Citizen. Five years ago years I married my girl friend (a Philippine citizen) in the Philippines and my CENOMAR reflects married status. Over a year ago my wife and I decided to get a divorce. I filed for the divorce and the divorce was granted a year ago in Guam. I still live in the Philippines and I may want to remarry someday.
Since I am a American Citizen do I need to go through the Philippine Court to have my Foreign Divorce Recognized to clear my married CENOMAR status. Perhaps there are other options, short of a court judgement, to attain a CEMOMAR to remarry in the Philippines. Thanks for your advice and help.
I truly appreciate your response.Mike. The CENOMAR / Advisory on Marriages reflects the record in the Philippine civil registry. To change that record to reflect a divorce and the dissolution of the previous marriage, a court case for recognition is required.However, as an American citizen, your civil status is governed by US laws. An option you may consider is to simply remarry outside the Philippines.If you do intend to keep ties here, or remarry within the Philippines, it may be in your interest to file for recognition of your foreign divorce, but it is not a precondition to make your divorce valid under your law. Marrying in the Philippines requires a marriage license from a city or municipality. A Certificate of No Marriage from the civil registrar is typically a requirement for the issuance of a marriage license.Lately, most local governments require even foreigners to present a CENOMAR. If the local governments from which you would apply for a marriage license require a CENOMAR, then you’d have to go through the court process for recognition of foreign divorce to amend your marriage record.
Or you may opt to simply celebrate the marriage outside the Philippines. Hello po attorney,Ibig po bang sabihin kahit na permanent resident na po ng magka ibang bansa ang both parties at almost 20 years na silang hiwalay pero ang kanilang divorce e na approve 2 months before the granting of their citizenship e hindi mo pwedeng ipa recognize ang foreigh divorce sa pilipinas? As you were saying, will they need to go through the process of annulment? Both parties are no longer filipino citizen anymore unfortunately the divorce was granted 2 months before the granting of citizenship.
Ano po ang ma advise nyo sa case na ito. Hi, my sister and her Japanese husband got divorce in japan for almost 10yrs now (my sister is the one who file for divorce). And now she is married to another Japanese national. She wants to change her last name here in the Philippines with her present husband’s name. We just want to ask some things and we hope you can help us:1.
Should she file for judicial recognition of foreign divorce here in the Philippines in order to change her last name?2. Is it possible for the application to go through even if she is in japan?3. If yes, what are the needed requirements and how to apply? How much will it cost?
How long will it takes for the petition to be granted?Thank you!. Hi, we were divorced since 2014 at Sta Monica Court Caligornia, my ex-wife filled it there. II am here in Phillipines and dont have a chnce to ho to US. I already have the divorce decree on my own and had it red ribbon thru the help of a friend. They said that 1 of the requirement for filling a judicial recognition of divorce is the “Law use in the divorce of the foreign country and have it Authenticated and Red Ribbon” and that is my problem because i dont have the chance to go to US to get for that particular document so that i can file it here in the Philippines.
Mu ex-wife dont want to help me anymore and she said that if i want to be single again here in Phillipnes i should do it on my own. As her updated status now was, she got married to a foreign national last May 2018 and now she just gave birth to their 1st baby.Is there still way on how can i file the recognition of our divorse here in Phillipines?Thank you. Here’s my situation:2014 – I got married with my ex, I was still a filipino citizen during this time.2017 – I became a US citizen2018 – Filed for Divorce in US2019 – expected approval of my divorce.things didnt work out for both of us. I wanted to make sure that in the future, when I meet my real partner in life, i won’t have a legal problems down the line.Assuming I met another filipina in the future and wanted to get married in the Philippines again.1. What should I do next?2.
How much does it cost?3. Am I eligible to file for Recognition of divorce despite my US citizenship?4. What if I just get married here in US, being divorced, can she sue me?. Hi, Me and my american husband (63y/o retired) got married (civil) in Las Vegas USA last Year and already reported our marraige in the Philippine embassy in California.
We Decided to live here in the Philippines and got married in the Catholic Church last October 2018. By the way I applied for his permanent resident visa and got it approved already. Two weeks after our church wedding something happened. To cut the long story short, aside of his infidelity issue, I am a victim of domestic violence. He continue to verbally, emotionally and mentally abused me that nearly got physical.
I ask him to leave the country during one time of our heated arguments. He flew back to USA last January 1 of this month. During the time that we were together in USA, he used my credit card to purchase everything he wanted and promised that he will take charge of the monthly payment (Car rental, hotel on our trip, airline tickets etc. ) but my bills went to a huge amount due to interest because he only pay partial amount every month.
Before he left he told me that he wont pay anymore the credit card bills since I have no proof that he used it because it’s under my name. My questions are: 1.) how can I sue him with regards to his unpaid debt if I’m in the Philippines? 2.) If he file a divorce can I demand him to pay the bills that he left me? Do I need to file an annulment here in the Philippines since we also had a church wedding here? I am an american citizen married to a filipino lady. I finished the divorce in the US and am looking to register the divorce here. I have been quoted some crazy amounts to file the documents and would like a reasonable answer to the question you skirted in your description.
How much should this process cost? She left and moved to the province, somewhere I cannot live comfortably. I will give her our property and business but that is all. There were no children. I wish to marry another filipino lady who actually does want to go to the US.
Goodmorning sirs/ma’amI was searching in the internet anout marriage annulmentor pertaining marriageI am a filipina married to a Japanese national.He had divorced me 25 years agoBut we are married in church in cebu,Is it mean I’m also divorced in church? I’m confused on my family name and status whenever signing papersWhen we separated he says i can still used his family name ir change whenever i want since in japan anytime you can change but u still bring his surname until now but here in cebu whatever papers to have signed i don’t know if i write single or whatever it isPlease teach me what to do.
A friend of mine, married a Swiss man in the Philippines in January of 2018, waited for the marriage certificate to arrive and then traveled to him in Switzerland, at first she did not really understand what Erectile Dysfunction (ED) was and to this date the Marriage has not even been consummated.She wants to get a divorce there in Switzerland but does not believe it will be valid in the Philippines and that she will still need to get an anullment in order to remarry is this true? She does not intend to remarry again in the Philippines possibly in the US under a fiancee visa. Hello, im.a filipina maried to american, and my husband now is married before to a filipina here in the philippines last 2012, he applied divorce in his country and it granted last 2014 because hiis ex wife didnt contact him anymore after he stop sending money to her, we married last 2017 here in the phils coz he already divorce and found out in the certificate from the PSA that he got record, married twice here in the phils.me as his spouse now, can I process his divorce/annualment here in the phils in behalf of him?how long it takes and the cost?thank you so much. HiBoth parties are Filipino citizens and one of them (the man) filed a divorce in the US. And is now married to another woman in Guam which is a US citizen. Prior to his marriage to the US citizen.
The man asked his ex wife to signed the divorced papers and submit it to the us embassy. All of this happen over a decade ago.1) Is his marriage to his second wife valid? Even though he is still a Filipino citizen2) are they still considered married here in the Philippines?3) will there be a valid legal action for the first wife?
Can she file a case? How?4) they also have a child. Which the guy had abandoned. Can they also file a case for this.Hope you respond to my questionsThanks. To Whom It May Concern,Hello and good day po!
Pinay po akoI married an American citizen noong March 1987we got married in the USA and live in the USA since 1991. Then I decided to get my American citizenship and become American citizen year 1996 to present and lost my Filipino citizenship since 1996. My American husband and I got divorced Feb. 2001 and at the time of the divorce I was and still is an American citizen (not a Filipino citizen anymore.)After 5 years of my divorced, I remarried again to an American citizen noong Sep. 2006.Year 2017 I decided to get my dual citizenship so I did and I am now dual Filipino/American citizen. I didn’t know any better no one has told me, so noon na I was to report my divorced to the Philippines government for my divorced to be recognized in the Philippines.
Since I did not reported my divorced from my ex-husband I cannot use my NOW husband’s last name sa Philippines passport ko, neither of my marriage has been recognized yet in the Philippines because I was told at the Philippines consulate in Chicago na I have to declare my divorced first from my ex-husband.In my situation and circumstances what advice can you give me? You’re help is very much appreciated.maraming salamat po!. Hi, I have some questions and I hope you will help me. I am married in the Philippines, we are both Filipino. I am planning now to divorce our marriage here in Canada.
Once I finalize our divorce here in Canada, I am planning to file it for recognition in the Philippines. With regards to that, I just want to ask how long it will take for filing of recognition in the Philippines? Can I do filing of recognition even if I am here in Canada?is there a possibility that once filing of recognition is done, can I marry again in the Philippines? Thank you so much.
Your reply will be highly appreciated. Hi, I was married when both of us were Filipino citizens, then she had a changed of heart and ended up going our separate ways. I received my US citizenship in 2018 and was granted with my divorce in 2019. My lawyer here in the US keeps on advising me that I don’t need to file for petition of divorce since I am a US citizen already and they can’t sue me for bigamy if ever I get married in the Philippines again. Though, I find it hard to believe.
My thoughts are, I still have my marriage record standing and that could go against me down the line. Can you tell me what my ex-wife can file against me if I get married in the Philippines? Which is a better choice for me, file for recognition of divorce or straight up annulment?. Hi, Im shiela. I am a filipina citizen and got married to a australian citizen here in the philippines. My ex husband file a divorce in their country(Australia) and it was granted.
And he dont want me to give a copy of those documents to me. How will i able to get a copy of those documents if i dont have any details about the Divorce decree granted? And whats the First move that i need to do?
Where and how do i know if the Australian Law court Forward those papers here in the philippines. Hope you could help me thanks god blesss. Hello, I am an American Citizen living in the Philippines. Two years ago my Filipina wife and I were granted a divorce in Guam. We have lived apart since the divorce was granted. I am seriously thinking of filing to have the foreign divorce recognized here in the Philippines because I found a woman here I am very serious about (we are currently living together).
My ex-wife found out about my new relationship through Facebook. Now my ex-wife claims she still has matrimonial rights because divorce is not allowed in the Philippines. I’m not sure what she wants or what she will do from today on, but I am worried.
My question is, according to Philippine Law, does my ex-wife have marital rights’ she can use in her favor against me?. Trackbacks/Pingbacks. Related reading: Recognition of Foreign Divorce (Process). This question comes up in some form from time to time because a divorce obtained abroad can be recognized.
Recognition of Foreign Divorce. Recognition of Foreign Divorce. the Philippines, a divorce obtained in another country may not be recognized under their home country’s laws. In this.
you are in a situation in which you contemplate recognition of foreign divorce, then these frequently asked questions and. The Philippines has no divorce except for among Muslims and when a Filipino is divorced from a foreign spouse. Practice Area. Uncategorized. Family Law. Marriage & Prenups.
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