Legal Question in Legal Ethics in Philippines

Re: abondonmend by husband

If your husband went out of the country when he abandoned you and your children you will have a problem in going after him for support. A complaint for support is a personal action and jurisdiction over him cannot be acquired as long as he is out of the country.However, if he is around the country then you can simply file a complaint for support against him in the Philippine courts. On the other hand, you can also compel him to support you and your children by filing a criminal complaint for abandonment and/or violation of the law regarding Violence Against Women and Their Children. When your husband abandoned you he committed the so-called economic violence. This is because he in effect had derpived you and your children the means of support.