7 TOP MYTHS ABOUT ANNULMENT IN THE PHILIPPINES: MYTH NO. 1: The only one who can file a petition for annulment is the one who is not psychologically incapacitated. THE LAW: The law actually allows either party to file petition,…
In the 2015 case of KALAW VS. FERNANDEZ (GR. NO. 166357, 15 JAN 2015), the Supreme Court after saying in 2011 that the marriage should not be annulled, reversed itself and declared the marriage null and void on the ground…
House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez has proposed a law for dissolving marriages on the ground of “unhappiness” with the other spouse. The proposed bill is intended to make dissolution easier. Currently, marriages which are not otherwise defective because of a prior…
For most people, the decision to get an annulment is a difficult one, especially in the Philippines where it is still somewhat of a taboo. But after deciding to go ahead with it, consulting with annulment attorneys, and going…
NON APPEARANCE ANNULMENT IN THE PHILIPPINES In our practice as annulment lawyers in the Philippines, many of the queries we receive are from Filipinos who are either already living abroad or have been working abroad on long term contracts which…
HOW DO YOU KNOW WHEN IT IS TIME TO GET AN ANNULMENT IN THE PHILIPPINES? 1) YOU HAVE BEEN LIVING SEPARATELY FOR YEARS AND THERE IS NO MORE COMMUNICATION. It has been barely 20 years since the law has allowed…
An earlier blog discussed the need for a definitive list of lawyers and attorneys in the Philippines. That was just a week ago and we contented ourselves with a list of the recent members of the Philippine Bar. But the…
As our first blog item after the welcome portion, we decided to pose, and hopefully answer, the question : what is psychological incapacity?? It would seem that the term psychological incapacity is a relatively popular one among Filipinos, but widely misunderstood.…