Legal Question in Family Law in Philippines

Hi!im mary jane.im married to a filipio citizen and he went to US after almost 6years he married another woman in the United states.i want to ask if the divorce paper that he made to divorce our marriage is legal even i dont have any approval of that divorce?and now he is married again with another woman in the US.i want some advise because i also want to be annul with my husband.what can i do?thank you and im looking forward for your response


Asked on 6/24/12, 4:53 am

1 Answer from Attorneys

VOLTAIRE T. DUANO VOLTAIRE T. DUANO LAW OFFICE

The divorce is not valid in so far as the Philippine law is concerned. This is because when your husband obtained the divorce he was not an American citizenship. In short, the reckoning period for the validity of the divorce was the citizenship at the time of divorce.

If you want to know more about annulment you can read the TELL ME ABOUT page of the website www.philattorney.com

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Answered on 6/24/12, 6:07 am


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