Comments on: Increasing live-in relationships in the Philippines?

By: Fern

Fern — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 00:18:10 +0000

Hannah,

Check if the marriage certificate is officially registered with the Civil Registrar. You can check by requesting a copy of the alleged marriage certificate from Census. If the Census will give you no results, then you have nothing to worry about. That means your Dad went so far as to only obtain a fake marriage certificate.

If you can obtain a copy of the fake marriage certificate, you can file a case against the woman for falsification. However, your Dad might also be implicated in the case.

A paramour does not have any right over the properties of your Dad. She will get nothing. However, under the Family Code, the illegitimate child will get half of the properties that a legitimate child like you is suppose to inherit from your Dad.

The foregoing reply is based on the facts as written by you. I suggest you consult with a lawyer. Prepare complete details of your circumstances. If possible, write your problem so that you will have a guide and you are organized as you talk to a lawyer.

By: Hannah Mendiola

Hannah Mendiola — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 10:45:03 +0000

Hi, We need a good advise from a lawyer. Our situation is My mother died 18 years ago. Mt father at that time is working abroad. after 3 years, he lived with this woman and had their marriage certficate fixed(fake) so that this woman could join my dad abroad. Upon arrival of this girl on (country) my father learned that she is pregnant. so my dad sent her home. Still they have communication and even acknowledge the womans child so the child is carrying my fathers surname. he still decided to live with her. By the way, this woman is previously married but not legally separated. After 15 years they are still living together. This woman is not working and depends only on my dad. We are not even in good terms with her because she comptetes with us.

My question is, In case my father die? does this owman have the right on my dads properties, Money, etc. how bout his son?

How about us (3 daughters) from teh first legal marriage?

we are really ot after the money, what we wat is our rights ad to make sure that whatever my dad left will be given to the right person.

We are absolutely sure that this woman is only after my dad’s money.

please enlighten us on this matter. thanks.

By: regina

regina — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 02:30:57 +0000

hi i’ve read your story and i can relate to your story. Just want to ask how you handle the situation.

I’m married to a guy who have to kids from his previous relationship. their relationship didn’t not work out because of many reasons; maagang napasubo sa isang relasyon, infidelity hanggang sa nagdecide na ung husband ko na tapusin na kc wala na talaga. then he pursued me and we are married here in the us though civil lang. ang question ko anu ung right nung ex sa mga savings namin…may habol ba sya kahit di sila kasal at ako lang ang pinakasalan nya

By: geena

geena — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:51:45 +0000

common law or living together is ok. my bf and i have been living together for 2 yrs juz bec we decided not to get married just yet – no prev relationships – no exes.

it is by choice. yes we have arguments – but we stay together bec of our love – we also dont have kids together. our relationship is well and we are both very faithful. what is stopping us? we’ve seen marriages fail – ours is special – marriage will ruin everything.

By: lyne

lyne — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 06:16:37 +0000

Hi, me too. i’m one of those who are so called common – law wives.
I was once married to an irresponsible husband and father of my 4 kids.
But now, i.ve found my perfect match. He is single and really wanted to marry me.
We have one child, a boy. napakasakit lang isipin na hindi man lang maging legal ang aming pagsasama coz anullment is pretty expensive. Sana magkaroon na lang ng batas na kapag 7 years ng hiwalay pwede na ulit magpakasal.

By: lynne

lynne — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 07:25:07 +0000

I can’t leave my bf because I love really love him. Besides, it was not his fault why his first marriage didn’t work out. His wife had an affair with another married man. Since then, they did not see each other again. It has been 10 years since that happened. I really want to get married with the one I really love. What can I do? We are planning to get married in my hometown without his annulment. But I know that marriage won’t be legal. I am scared to tell my whole family that my bf now is already married to another woman. They always ask us about the wedding. I feel guilty whenever they do that. They are really expecting that I would end up walking down the aisle in a wedding gown. My bf is so responsible. My relatives from both sides love him. We are thinking of pursuing the wedding just for them and keep the secret within the two of us while working on the annulment. Please give some pieces of advice. What can I do?

By: lynne

lynne — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 07:10:36 +0000

It’s true. It’s very expensive to get an anullment. My boyfriend was once married to a woman who committed adultery. He did not file a criminal case against her because he was thinking of his their 2 young kids then. He just wants an anullment now for us to settle down but he can’t get it until all of his savings from 6 years of working abroad ran out. It’s the marriage law’s fault why a lot of couples are just living in together.

By: kerubin

kerubin — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 01:07:44 +0000

umayos nga kayo. am sure di kayo nag-isip bago nyo pinasok relationships nyo. tapos ngayon nagsisisi kayo. eto na lang gawin nyo. kung di pa too late baguhin ang takbo ng buhay nyo…gawin nyo na hanggang maaga pa. geh, pray na lang ako para sa inyo. sana next time gamitin naman muna utak. ok na to ganito…pinapagalitan ko kayo. paminsan-minsan kasi kailangan ng tao mapagalitan para magising sa katotohanan. e-mail nyo na lang ako kung may feedback kayo. paalam. God bless!

By: rein

rein — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 05:47:47 +0000

regrets kung tlaga di mo n sya mahal then its tym 4 u 2 kick him out ok ng ayan ngayon plng nagsisisi kna kesa nman tumagal pa para sya linta o parasite n nkasiksik sayo no wonder pinalayas din sya s knila kaya nag paampon sayo

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By: -regrets-

-regrets- — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 14:16:26 +0000

mEnchie..=c i can feel your pain.. i’ll be praying for you.. it’s really hard having a relationship like that.

my problem is my bf and i are also living-in.. it started nung naglayas xa and he asked me if he could stay with me saglit. but eventually, the saglit he said became months and now nakita ko na kung ano talaga totoo nyang ugali..=c
he claims to be mature and yet he prefers to play online games than help me with the house chores. he doesn’t even try to find some work..=c my parents doesn’t know about this.. they’re thinking that i’m in school, hopefully graduating this march..

sad truth is, it’s been since summer that i have stopped going to school..=c

i want to be rid of this situation. but i don’t know what to do or where i should go. if i could just only zap myself and disappear forever. =c this is not the life that i want. the love that i have for him is slowly ebbing..