Comments on: Legal Dynamics: Citizenship and Divorce

By: amgirl16

amgirl16 — Tue, 01 May 2012 14:09:33 +0000

I have a boyfriend and we are planning to get married, the thing is he was married on 2001 and he and his wife filed for annulment last 2007. Until now he haven’t received any papers saying that the annulment is done because apparently the wife needs to show up to the judge. The wife is in NY and a US citizen now. She said she has no time to go home. anyway, the wife is saying that she will just file a divorce in the US. will that nullify the marriage in the Philippines?? please advise. Thank you!

By: ivyanna48

ivyanna48 — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 13:21:32 +0000

I got married to a Canadian citizen( a filipino) He was married here in the Philippines with a filipina wife and filed their divorce after they become a canadian citizen. I would like to know if the marriage that we have is valid, we got a marriage license, had a civil wedding, and now he is planning to bring me to canada using a spousal visa, i read lots of documentation and cases concerning this matter however still got confused . Please help me understand the situation, as I understand by the late Corazon Aquino, it was recognized that any form of divorced filed after the person become a naturalized citizen in another country, is recognized here in the Philippines..I felt so bad with some comments from legal adviser telling me that my marriage is not valid.. and having it recognized by a court is just like spending a annullment procedures…

By: che1234

che1234 — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 16:03:41 +0000

Hi attorneys..
I just need a help with my situation. I am previously a Filipina but I was naturalized as an American Citizen year 2007. My ex-husband(an American) and I were married in the Philippines 9 years back. Due to personal differences I decided to file a divorce And yah we are already divorce one year now. So basically I am an American citizen already when I filed my divorce. Now I am planning to file an annulment in the Philippines since I am already divorce here in US. Will I have the capacity to remarry again? Because I have a boyfriend who is a Filipino I wanna sponsor him on a Fiancee Visa..I wanna marry him here in states. please please please.. give me some advice.Thanks alot.

God bless.

By: Divorce – a call for arguments

Divorce – a call for arguments — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 13:00:20 +0000

[...] What if a Filipino gets married to a foreigner and the foreigner secures a divorce? Is that divorce valid? Would it make a difference if the foreigner-spouse files for divorce here in the Philippines, and not abroad? Would it also make any difference if the Filipino spouse, instead of the foreigner, is the one filing for divorce? (The answer is found in the comments in this post) [...]

By: tyne

tyne — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 06:42:55 +0000

Dear Atty,

My husband and I were married for more than 10 years now here in the Philippines. He has been working in Canada for several years already and I just found out that my husband has acquired a Canadian citizenship and is living with a wife and child (using his surname) in Canada. He won’t talk to me about the situation and I’m wondering if he divorced me in order to marry in Canada. Where can I go to find out if there really was a divorce (for me) and a marriage between him and the girl? What legal actions are available for me since he already is a Canadian citizen? Thank you very much.

By: babyally

babyally — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 02:30:12 +0000

dear atty,
I’m just wondering how could a Filipino woman can get married here in Philippines twice? one with a Filipino guy and one with japanese guy??? how is it possible? and what will be the case of that woman will be? is it dual citizenship case or what??? coz i don’t have any idea, she have 2 passport 1 japanese and 1 filipino passport both name was from the both guys that she married…please i need to know more.. Thanks so much and more power..

By: alexa

alexa — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:49:11 +0000

hi, im a filipina and i’ve been married to my husband chinese for 2 yrs.we were married at a city hall here in japan. after we got married me and my husband’s relationship changed.we don’t talk to each other that often,even though we live in the same house.i tried understanding that change,that maybe thats his personality,but i got tired of it.even whrn talked about the problem he just replies so what or i complain a lot.most of the time we piss each other and maybe thats mhy we end up not talking to each other.right now im livin with my mom,my husband is left at our apartment.i decided to divorce him,and he agreed but told me to file it myself.i read articles concerning the family code.i want re-marry someday,but how can i do that?please help me..

By: paparazzi

paparazzi — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 04:01:46 +0000

I am separated for over 8 years now. I’m working at the US. and have a new family back then in the Philippines. I have declared my legal wife in all my documents. Now, I’m planning to apply divorced here in the US for i want my 2nd family to be my dependent and apply them for h4 visa petition. By the way, I am not yet an American citizen nor holding green card. Is this possible? If we grant the Divorced, can i marry my domestic partner in other country? Can I apply them as my dependent and partner in my document already? Please advise

By: Phoenix

Phoenix — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:22:13 +0000

Oh, and my apologies if my question was repetitious…I’m trying to understand this, but still seem a little confused on the direct application.

Again, thanks!

By: Phoenix

Phoenix — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:52:37 +0000

Hi all. I’ve been browsing around, and I want to understand this correctly, so I’m thanking you in advance for any clarity you can give me on this. If you have a woman in the Philippines who has long been separated from her husband, and she wanted to marry an American citizen, all she would have to do is come over here, get a divorce here, then a justice of the peace wedding, and then they’re an American citizen? Does the “K” visa apply anywhere here, or does this bypass all of that? If the “K” visa does apply, that’s a lengthy process. How do they manage to stay in country long enough for it?

Thanks for any clarity on this *smile*