We have time to address some questions relating to annulment in the Philippines. Let’s consolidate the questions that are newly raised for easy reference. We shall update this post to include new issues we encounter (again, please search through the other posts or the comments to check if a question related to yours was already addressed). As always, please remember that nothing should here should be taken as legal advice (for clients, please click here).
If I file a petition for legal separation, can I use my own sexual infidelity as a ground?
It is interesting to note that among the grounds for legal separation, as listed above, only “sexual infidelity or perversion” is not qualified by the phrase “of the respondent” or “by respondent”. This may give the impression that the sexual infidelity of the petitioner, or the one who filed the petition, may be used as a ground in legal separation. We must consider, however, that legal separation is filed by the innocent spouse or the “aggrieved party” against the guilty spouse.
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atty i need help..please help me to hire a good lawyer to handle my annulment..i got married when i was 18 yrs old only while my husband is 34 yrs old pero may parent consent nmn po ako..pero after 3 yrs ng pagsasama nmin naghiwalay din po kami madami po kaming d napagkasunduan at sinasaktan nya po ako at bukod po dun inabandoned nya po kami.gusto ko na po mag file ng annulment atty since mag 4 yrs na din po kami hiwalay..pwede ko po b mlman kung magkano po ang ggastusin ko sa annulment at gaano po usually tumatagal ang annulment? thanks po.GOD BLESS!
gud day po, mag ask lang po ako about annulment.. i am married way back 2003, s manila city hall po kmi kinasal s isang attorney dun pero s san juan kmi nkaregister, pwde p b ang ganun valid po b yon.. actualy ngsama lng kmi ng 1yr at nkipaghiwalay ako , after that wala n kmi communication hanggang ngaun, my isang anak na ni isang singko sintimos d cia ngbigay, ngaun n ngmahal ako ulit at balak nmn mgpakasal, ano po b dapat kung gawin, san po ako una pupunta pra s annulment process, pg ng file n po b ng annulment kelangan ko p mkipgkita s ex ko.. mgkano po b ang total n magagastos s proseso..s sinasabi nila na 150k kasama n dun ang atty fee.. pg ng file b eh my assurance b na makakamit ang annulment.. pwde po b kmi mgsama ng karelasyon kht d p annul ang marriage ko.. saan po b ako mkakahanap ng atty pra s annulment.. gaano po katagal ang proseso.. sana po matulungan nyo po ako atty.. salamat po
Nakatira ako ngayon sa Novaliches, pwede malaman kng saan ako pwede pumunta para magfile ng annulment? …. Gusto ko magsimula ng bagong buhay,kasama lagi pamilya ko… Sana matulungan nyo ko, salamat…
gud am po ang aking asawa ay hindi na po umuwi muna nagasawa po siya sa saudi ng muslim at siya ay nagmuslim na din po batang bata po yun babae kumpara sa asawa ko hindi po kami naghihiwalay dito sa pilipinas may tatlo po kaming anak na nagsisispagaral pa ano po kaya maganda para po mapauwi na siya dito pilipinas kasi ang sabi po sa mga bata ay magfifile siya ng anulment maraming salamat po sana po matulunagn ninyo ako godbless po
sir,
i married a swedish guy in 2006 in boracay.after almost 8yrs(living in china together),everything just turned out so wrong so we decided to separate.i went back to philippines but didn’t file for an annulment.after 10months,i went back to china to work and i found out that he left china already and i heard that he went back to his ex whom he had a child with.we don’t have any communication at all for more than 2yrs now..i want to file for an annulment but i don’t know where to start.and i’m still using his last name on my passport.now i have a muslim boyfriend and wants to get married as soon as possible but my situation is so complicated.how and where will i start?? please respond atty…it will be really appreciated.thanks a lot
Sir,
nagkahiwalay kami ng dati kong asaswa dahil sa kabunstis sya ng iba at patuloy silang nagsasama hanggang ngayon at may 3 ng anak. Kasal kami 2004, sa simbahan at nagkahiwalay kami ng 2008 at hanggang ngayon ay walang communication. May plano akong magpakasal uli, kaya gusto ko sanang maiayos ang lahat. Ano po ang pwede kong gawin? Saan po pwede makakuha ng mabilis, malinis, maayos, pero murang abogado.
Gud day! Sana matulungan nyo ako, anu dapat gawin. Ofw po ako,2 yrs na. iniwan ko mga anak ko sa asawa ko, wla syang trabaho kya ako nag trabaho sa ibang bansa para mbuhay kami.ngayon, nabalitaan ko na nagtanan ang asawa ko sa kumare namin.iniwan niya mga anak ko sa magulang niya. Pag magpa annul ba ako, magkanu kya magastos ko? Masakit s akin, pro wala n akng mgawa.
Good evening atty. 3 years na po simula ng nakipaghiwalay ako sa asawa ko dahil di nya kami kayang soportahan mag ina, at isa pa pinilit lang ako magpakasal sa kanya ng father ko dahil nabuntis ako at something personal di nya ako napapaligaya sa kama. And now meron na ako bf.. my ground po ba ako mag file ng annulment case? Im looking forward for you reply atty.
@Gina, those circumstances must be taken together with other circumstances to evaluate if there’s a ground for filing the petition for annulment (on the other hand, viatiated consent may be a ground for annulment, but only to a certain period). In other words, questions must be asked to verify if there’s a good ground for the petition. At least that’s one of the steps we do when handling an annulment case. Good luck.
@angela, iam1981, Rey and Jennifer, please check your respective emails.
@Mabel, there’s a related discussion on this matter: http://attyatwork.com/annulment-in-the-philippines-questions-and-answers/
gusto q po mag file nang annulment case bata po aq nag asawa na buntis aq sa murang gulang ko 16 at pinagpisan po kami ng family namin pagkatapos ng 3 taon nagpakasal kami at ngayon po 3 anak namin subalit di ng po nanakit asawa ko pero emotional naman po ginawa niya may tym na kulang niya aq saksakin nong malasing cya at batuhin habang tulog ng plaggana pati bata is tanada ang lahat kaya po nagpilit aq mangi bang bansa now 3 years n aq d2 pero di parin kami kasundo gusto q po annulment ano po kaya ground ang pede sana matulungan nin u ako
hi atty…need advice re: my situation…i am already widowed for 3yrs and presently have a boyfriend…he is separated from his wife for 7yrs…his wife now lives in China and already married to a foreign blood (for almost 7yrs also)…they had 2 children…
we are planning to get married, but of course he has to be annulled first, right?…what are the grounds that we can use for this case and how long will it take?….hope to hear from you attorney….thanks a lot!…
atty kasal ako noong 1986 may a akong anak
b?nubugbog ako ng asawa ko add?k pa at nagsusugal nag abroad ako at almost 10 yrs na kam?ng no comun?cation gusto kong mag annlment paano ko po maaayos sa madal?ng panahon wala naman po akong pera d? po ba may free annulment na ngayon? ANTAY KO PO ANG INYONG KASAGUTAN
MAGANDANG ARAW PO ATTY.. KASAL PO AKO SA ISANG LALAKING NI KAILAN MAN DI AKO SINUPORTAHAN PATI ANG ANAK KO NAGIISA PO AKONG KUMAYOD SA BUHAY KO PARA MAPALAKI ANG ANAK KO AT PARA PO KASING BANGUNGOT SA BUHAY KO ANG DALHIN PALAGI ANG SURNAME NIA SAN MAN AKO MAGPUNTA NAIS KO PO MAG FILE NG ANNULMENT CASE TAGA CAVITE PO AKO MAARI NIO PO BA AKONG TULUNGAN KUNG PANO PO AKO MAKAPAGFILE NG ANNULMENT..
Good evening po atty,
nagpakasal po ako at d age of 20, ngsama po kame ng apat na taon, tapos naghiwalay dahil sa magulang nya.in short mama’s boy po sya.2002 p po kame hiwalay at may 2 anak, cmula po nung naghiwalay kame wala n kame communication, ngaun po me boyfriend ako at gusto po namen magpakasal. Tatanung ko po sana, anu po bang grounds pede ifile,ganu po itinatagal ng process annulment case? magkanu po yung magagastos? saka po sa filing po fee po magkanu? hope to hear from you..thank you