Boinky69 Posted January 10, 2022 Posted January 10, 2022 Hi All, I understand that in Aug 21 this Bill was passed now allowing Filipinos to seek legal Divorce. Has anyone had any direct experience with the process now it has been legally approved? Some good background here on the Annulment process and shortcomings. This new Bill allowing Absolute Divorce for instance now allows women who are / were the subject of domestic violence to now seek recourse to legally end the marriage... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy79 Posted January 10, 2022 Posted January 10, 2022 2 hours ago, Boinky69 said: Hi All, I understand that in Aug 21 this Bill was passed now allowing Filipinos to seek legal Divorce. Has anyone had any direct experience with the process now it has been legally approved? Some good background here on the Annulment process and shortcomings. This new Bill allowing Absolute Divorce for instance now allows women who are / were the subject of domestic violence to now seek recourse to legally end the marriage... I wouldn't hold your breath. I think it's still got to go infront of the plenary for final tweaking and the church has a lot of sway. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham59 Posted January 10, 2022 Posted January 10, 2022 Judges and lawyers will also need time to re-jig their money extraction/delaying tactics processes. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jollygoodfellow Posted January 10, 2022 Posted January 10, 2022 52 minutes ago, Snowy79 said: I wouldn't hold your breath. I think it's still got to go infront of the plenary for final tweaking and the church has a lot of sway. According to news reports it was approved at the House of Representatives so my guess it has to be written into law but not much info after about the 18th of August. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum Support Old55 Posted January 10, 2022 Forum Support Posted January 10, 2022 Elections are in May. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Tom Posted January 10, 2022 Posted January 10, 2022 WHY NOT make the requirements for getting married more difficult than just making it easier to get divorced?... not just in the Philippines, but everywhere! Maybe it can be handled just like the the required waiting period to buy a handgun (or rifle) in some States/Nations? There's even a Home Improvement business in the US (Home Depot) that requires a waiting period before committing to a contractor to come to your home to make improvements. The government doesn't want you to rush into buying gun(s) or a new door, new window(s), etc. BUT they see no reason(s) at all to have a waiting period for something that's just as serious (or even more serious) than committing to a lifetime of marriage? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonjack2847 Posted January 10, 2022 Posted January 10, 2022 1 hour ago, Slim Jim said: WHY NOT make the requirements for getting married more difficult than just making it easier to get divorced?... not just in the Philippines, but everywhere! The point is that it was near impossible even for the locals to get an annulment even if they had split up for 20 years. As long as they put a cap on the price I see less problems than complications. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey G Posted January 10, 2022 Posted January 10, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Slim Jim said: WHY NOT make the requirements for getting married more difficult than just making it easier to get divorced?... not just in the Philippines, but everywhere! Make it MORE difficult to get married in the Philippines??? Is that possible with todays red tape?? In the late 70's we had to play the "K-1 board game" for a few months in the Philippines to get a visa... and then we had to get a blood test done before we got married (in the US)... the church wanted us to attend a bunch of classes before we got married... not sure how much more difficult it could have gotten. I replaced all the windows in my house myself Oh yeah... if enacted... can only imagine how a divorce will impact current inheritance / property transfer laws... lawyers will have a field day. Edited January 10, 2022 by Joey G added a few lines 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hk blues Posted January 11, 2022 Posted January 11, 2022 9 hours ago, Slim Jim said: WHY NOT make the requirements for getting married more difficult than just making it easier to get divorced?... not just in the Philippines, but everywhere! Maybe it can be handled just like the the required waiting period to buy a handgun (or rifle) in some States/Nations? There's even a Home Improvement business in the US (Home Depot) that requires a waiting period before committing to a contractor to come to your home to make improvements. The government doesn't want you to rush into buying gun(s) or a new door, new window(s), etc. BUT they see no reason(s) at all to have a waiting period for something that's just as serious (or even more serious) than committing to a lifetime of marriage? We have such a system in the UK - Reading of the Banns. Minimum 3 weeks needed for this. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy79 Posted January 11, 2022 Posted January 11, 2022 3 hours ago, hk blues said: We have such a system in the UK - Reading of the Banns. Minimum 3 weeks needed for this. I wonder if I could have got my marriage cancelled on dodgy grounds, might have saved myself a fortune. When I went to do my banns I never realised the wating time and my wedding was only a couple of weeks away. Luckily the woman in the office took pity on me and sorted it out. I wish she hadn't 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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