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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good day atty,
ask ko lang po sana how much ang pag pa annuled sa kasal namin ng japanese husband ko last 2010 kami kinasal at ginanap lang ito sa isang agency sa may pasay ..para mapabilis lang ang visa ko then nakaaalis ako that year din pero hindi na nya ako inextend sa japan 1 year lang pinauwi na ko gusto ko sana mgpa annuled ng kasal ilang yrs or months aabutin? at magkano ? please email me …thanks po
good afternoon atty,
i want to know how much i need to prepare for annulment coz my “husband” seemed to have no plans of filing for it even if we have our own lives now since i am staying in Thailand for almost 4 years n ow and he is in Philippines, my reasons for leaving my husband are:(1)we can’t have baby (2)he doesn’t do his financial obligations-doesn’t support me financially (3)i don’t love him anymore coz i lost the trust i had due to other parties involved (4)we don’t have anymore communication.
Thanks, i hope you can give me some advice about this.
Attorney,
I wanna ask kung ano ba ang dapat kung gawin. My husband got married 2003 from other girls and we got married 2008. But the girl was married already b4 they got married. The girl was married to her husband since 1986. So i wanna ask if we can apply for declaration of nulity of marriage. What step do i need to do. Thank you for the advice that you can give.
attonerny,
may bf po ako 2yrs and 8 mos na po silang hiwalay ng asawa nya, iniwan siya ng babae at pinagpalit sa iba, gusto po ng bf ko na magfile ng annulment pero nagdadalawang isip siya dahil baka daw magdemand ang ex wife nya na hati sila sa pera nya lalo na ngayon nasa abroad siya.tanong ko lang po pwede bang magdemad ang exwife nya ng sustento o hati sila sa sahod ng bf ko?ano po ang pweding grounds kung sakaling magfile siya ng annulment?
sana po mabigyan nyo po kami ng advice,salamat po
good day po atty!
4 years na po kaming hiwalay ng wife ko. iniwan niya ako at sumama sa ibang lalaki may anak narin po cla ngayon na 4 years old. may anak din po kami na isa, hinde ko naman po pinapabayaan patuloy po ako na tumutulong sa pagaaral at lahat ng mga kaylangan ng anak namin na nakatira sa nanay niya. may girlfriend narin po ako ngayon almost 2 years narin po kami plano ko po sana na pakasalan ang girlfriend ko kaso nga po kahit may family at anak na sa ibang lalaki ang x-wife ko. legally married parin po kami. ano po ang kaylangan ko prepare for annulment magkano po ang kakaylanganin ko na pera at ilang buwan po ang proses. napagusapan narin po namin eto ng x-wife ko at makikipagtulungan daw po cya. hope to hear from you soon! more power…
as sallamu allaykum atty.i just want to tell you about my story if there is possible solution or what?i left the country for almost five yrs. now.and i stay in middle east last time i went back home i asked also a legal counsil.so my story starts before i left the country i am not a muslim when i came first to the country.that time i was doing fine with my former husband then after he refuse to come with me and spent the money that i sent i started not to trust him.and he cant live his parents infact.and after that i started not to answer his call and not to talked to him.when i went home we talked about the things he had done and the words that he said but he refuse and dont want to live me i said that is enough i sacrifice a lot in our relationship i work hard and you didnot i supported our son which is supposed to be your main duty but i did it.then i cut my relationship with him..then after i become a muslim and fell inlove with a muslim guy too.the problem is i cannot marry him becuase i was married civil in our country so what is the best step to do?until now i support my son alone in his education,he is in a private school without his support,living with and taking care of my siblings.and i dont asked him with any financial matter.tell me atty.if what shall i have to do?how much it will cost if i would file a divorce and what is the possible answer for my case?and can i marry the guy that i love?does it takes time?
thank you very much inadvance…all the best and wish me luck
gudpm,, ask ko lang po,, pano kaya ako maaari maannul. 12 years na kami hiwalay, may kasama na xa sa ibang bansa. ok naman sustento sa mga bata, kaya lang ndi sapat. pero pwd kaya ako makapagfile ng annulment para mawalan ng bisa ang aming kasal.. pls,,, help me.. what should i do and what are the requirements for annulment and magkano,, tnx po…
Dear Jacqueline, filing a petition for annulment or declaration of nullity is always an option, provided that there are grounds to support the petition. I have noted somewhere that time apart, by itself, is not a ground for annulment. As to the rest of your queries, please send me an email through the “contact” portion. Good luck!
Dear Dennise, you have to discuss the facts with your lawyer to determine if there’s a ground to support the petition for annulment or declaration of nullity, as the case may be. Bring a copy of your marriage certificate if it’s readily available. Otherwise, your lawyer could easily get it from the NSOnt . As to the rest of your queries, please check your email.
dear atty, i am 6yrs divorced to my husband japanese no children no property i want to annul my marriage so i can get single mother support from the gov.of japan .the ground of my divorced he is habitualy alcoholism.everyday fighting and he always saying “get out where ever you want to go so i went in philippine then that time he sent me a divorce letter then i sign and send back the papers to him through agency
Dear Atty,
my bf and his wife have been separated (not living together) for a year now. He is now living with his parents, and the wife and their son are living in their house. What i know is that they quarrel all the time that already led to hurting each other physically. That’s why they decided to separate.
They are both in agreement that they should file for annulment, but my question is, is that enough reason for them to be granted an annulment?
could you please email me your thoughts? and if you handle such case? Thank you so much…
attorney
yng bf ko po ay married na, but ngkahiwalay na cla ng ex wife nya since 2003, ano po bng dapat nming gawin, kasi balak na po nming magpakasal sana. kasi po mula 2003 hndi na cla nagkikita at may knya knya na clang pamilya ryt now. please advise. on my mail. thank you!
gdpm po…tanong ko lg po sana …magkano po ba ang babayaran kung mag file ng annualments po?at ilang yrs.po ba bago matapos?gusto ko po kasing magfile gusto ko n po kasing humiwalay s asawa ko po..kasi hinde po kami magkakasundo lagi nalang po kaming nag-aaway…ang masaklap pa po naninira sya ng gamit sa twing nag-aaway po kami…wala po kaming anak kinasal po kami 2006 po..napagkasunduan na din po namin n hati po kami sa gastos…magkano po ba?idea lang po sana kung magkano kung sakali man pong maka file na…sana po masagut nyo po ang tanong ko…salamat po…godbless u po…
Hi atty,
May tanong lang po sana ako with regards in my situation and my bf. He is separated with his x-wife for about 9 months and may bf na rin ung x-wife niya. May karapatan pa ba po siya na mag habla sa amin ng bf ko ng adultery?
Dear attorney
Attrny kasal po ako ng 3yrs sa wife ko sa nature po ng trabaho ko nag ssma lang kami 2 to 3 months every year. Madami kaming mga bagay na hndi pinag ka sunduan dahil malayo ako sa pilipinas masyado ako na stress sa trabaho ko. Pag umuuwi nman ako ng pinas ganun pa din ang sitwasyon away bati. mataas po ang pride ng asawa ko, tska hndi sya kasundo ng pamilya ko dahil sa ugali nya, gusto ko na po tapusin yung relation ko sa kanya dahil sa mga stress na binibigay sa akin. Ilang months po ba kaya ang pag process ng annulment? kc po meron po ako gusto pakasalan na ibang citizent ang problema ko po yung papeles ko sa asawa ko. Pwede nyo po ba ako bigyan ng advice sana po masagot nyo ang katanungan ko. salamat po