You thought you’ve found your perfect match. You thought your marriage is bound to last forever, or, at the very least, until the last breath. You’ve thought wrong, you say, and you now think of seeking legal remedy to end your marriage. Here are “steps” or suggestions in deciding whether to step out of the ring or not (for the court procedure, see Procedure in Annulment of Marriage and Declaration of Nullity of Marriage):
1. Make sure it is the last resort. As stated in a previous post, love and marriage are supposed to be forever. Try all options, like counseling, to make it work. If there’s no progress, weigh your options. On the other side of the scale is the reality that getting into another relationship or marriage, while the first marital bond is still existing, is a sure way of courting criminal liability (adultery, concubinage, bigamy). A subsequent petition for declaration of nullity/annulment of marriage is not a defense in the criminal action.
2. Realize that it will cost you. Getting out of marriage is sometimes more expensive than getting into one. Expenses include the fees for your lawyer or counsel, filing fees, professional fees for the psychiatrist or psychologist (if the ground is psychological incapacity), etc.
3. Discuss the custody of children, visitation rights, property arrangements and support. Custody over children and separation of properties in annulment are among the most bitter issues in annulment. As much as possible, discuss and agree on these matters beforehand.
4. Make sure to invoke a valid ground. Marriage is an inviolable social institution and any doubt is resolved in its favor. Hence, make sure there’s sufficient basis to go through the procedure discussed below.
5. Prescriptive period. Make sure that the petition is filed within the time provided under the law. There are separate rules for counting of the prescriptive period for each ground. [See Prescriptive Periods for Annulment of Marriage]
The procedure is provided under the Rules on Declaration of Absolute Nullity of Void Marriages and Annulment of Voidable Marriages. [See Procedure in Annulment of Marriage and Declaration of Nullity of Marriage]
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Hi po atty, gud eve, gusto ko lng po itanong kong paano e process ang annulment ko po, overseas po aq at magkano po ang magastos q? Salamat po
Hi attorney! Magkano po ang gagastusin sa pagpapalakad ng annulment and how long it will takes?
hi good day,tanong ko lg po..san po pwedengmagfile ng annulment?
7 years na pong hiwalay ang brother q sa xwife nya..nsa ibang bansa yong girl at nag asawa na at my isang anak..ano po magandang ikaso sa knya para mas madaling maannul yong ksal nila..
thank u for ur immediate response…
godbless
tanung ko lng po kung ano amg meron sa annulment pra ito ay sobrang mahal??? anu po b ang special dto??? we are living in a crook world and pati b nmn ang nghihirap maslalo png pinahihirapan,,,
good evening po
tanong ko lng po pwede po ba aqng mag file
Ng annulment lban s asawa ko na nsa pinas kc bnblockmail nya aq n pg d ko binigay ang sustentong gusto nya pauuwiin nya aq khit alm nmn nya n kulang ang sinasahod q d2 at ilang buwan nlng aq d2 57k p ang utang ko d2
At un ay dhil s kanya din sobra nya n kc aqng pnphirpan kya gusto ko ng mkpg hiwalay s kNya..gusto ko lng po mlaman kubg my karaptan bq kc bnblockmail nya aq at sobrng pnapahirapan ..nsa abroad aq n ndisgrasya n din ng dhil s gngwa nya sakin..ano po kya ang pwede qng gawin pra mkawala s pgpapahirap ng asawa q kasal kc kmi..sna ay mabigyn nyo po aq ng advice salmat po
I would like to seek an advise on how to file my marriage annulment, I’m currently living here in Canada, way back 2001, I went here as caregiver, and having my authenticated papers of legal separation statement that recognized by the Canadian Government and considered my status as single mother on 2006, I were able to petition my 3 children, aged 11, 17 & 20, in the same approved by Canada. When my children travel my ex-husband sign the consent that he allows my children to join me here, the reason why I filed a legal separation statement because my ex-husband was with another woman and up this year they live together and I also heard that they got a civil marriage, now I want to file an annulment so that I can freely back as single status, what is the best ground I can file to void my marriage, and its been 16 years now that I was not in contact with him. I do have my full legal custody of my youngest child filed in the court of Canada when she was still underage, I did serve the summons to him via registered mail, and approved by Canadian Court way back 2010. Can you please help me if I can start filling my annulment while here in Canada.
Attorney,
Pano po BA mg file Ng annulment ?
Puwedi po BA dto mg apply Sa embassy?
dto po ako Sa Russia.
My husband my kinakasama na pong iba matagal na
Skin ok n po un KC wala n love Sa Aming mg asawa.
Ako LNG po sumusuporta Sa 2 daughters Ko.
Hindi nman po ako puweding umuwi KC need work work Para Sa pg aaral Ng collage Ko.
Hello
I am Indian and want to get married in Philippine. Please inform me what are requirements for Indian to get married in Philippine? Thanks
Hello sir,
What if the couple has been estranged for more than ten years and the womas was the one who cohabitated with two more partners and had two kids with different partners, what are the chances that if the husband files for the nullity of marriage he will be grabte the annulment?
Dear Attorney,
Gusto ko po mag file ng annulment, Hiwalay na po kami ng asawa ko since 2008 , our marriage was on 2005. May isang anak po kami. Since nung nag hiwalay po kami, di na po kami nag uusap at nagkikita. Currently, may dalawang anak na po sya sa ibang babae. Since po nung nagsasama kami minsan lang po sya mag bigay ng budget para sa amin at ako lahat ang gumagawa ng work sa bahay at the same time nag tratrabaho po ako sa labas. Hindi sya nag aalaga ng anak namin before, it was my mother who will come to our house para kunin at alagaan ang anak nami kasi di nya kayang alagaan at di sya nag eefort na alagaan ito. Palagi syang umuwi ng bahay ng late na at if ever may mga ayaw kami, di sya umuuwi ng house namin. Wala syang matino na trabaho at kung may pera man sya ginagamit nya ito para sa mga outing at camping nila ng barkada nya. One time, may nag tell sa akin (sister in law nya) na mayhinahatid sya na babae na wowork sa call center ng madaling araw. When I confronted him sabi nya sa nagseselos daw ako ng walang prove at walang dahilan. Nung nag start palang yung marriage namin, gusto ko mag karoon ng dagdag na anak pero ayaw nya, kaya napilitan ako umunum ng gamot everytime na ginagamit nya ako. Pero nakikipag sex sya akin kung gusto nya lang kahit ayaw ko dahil pagod ako sa work. Kahit na may sakit ako at naka admit sa hospital na gawa pa rin nya na makipag sex sa akin. Kahit nung nagbubuntis ako at after manganak paligi parin syang nakikipag sex sa akin kahit na ayaw ko, WALA AKO MAGAWA KASI NGA ASAWA KO SYA. I feel degraded, na wala na ang pag kababae ko. Wala syang respeto sa akin bilang TAO at ASAWA nya.
Nung mag BF-GF pa kami,, may na buntis na sya na kasamahan nya sa work dati pero nagawa ko syang patawarin kc nga sya ang naka una sa akin at mahal ko sya. Pero nag iba sya nung mag asawa na kami, Tamad sya, umuwi lang sya ng bahay kung matutulog na sya, Di ako pwede kami celebrate sa family ko kc dahil daw sa relihiyon nila. Ni hindi sya maka bantay sa isang anak namin. As In Irrresponsable syang tao.
Simula nung naghiwalay kami , wala syang binigay na supporta sa anak namin.
Ang isa pa sa ikinagagalit ko ngayon, yung isang anak nya, ginamit pa ang apelyedo nya dun sa isang bata without my permission.
At yung anak ko ayaw nya makipag kita sa tatay nya kc daw may iba na daw na anak ang tatay nya. Masakit sa aking kaluuban na HE hurt na feelings of our SON. Nakakahiya sya.
Attorney, Please help me ano po process ng annulment para matrabaho ko sya sa lalong madaling panahon.
Hope to hear from you after reading this email of mine.