Divorce among Filipinos, wherever the marriage was celebrated and wherever the divorce proceedings were filed, is not allowed under Philippine laws. Under the nationality principle (Art. 15, Civil Code), all Filipinos are bound by Philippine laws on family rights and duties, status, condition, and legal capacity. continue reading…
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General subject: annulmentAs a Ground for Annulment
Article 45(2) of the Family Code provides that a marriage may be annulled if either party was of unsound mind. This ground may not be invoked, however, if the party of unsound mind, after coming to reason, freely cohabited with the other as husband and wife.
The grounds for annulment of marriage is provided in Article 35 of the Family Code, which reads: continue reading…
The grounds for annulment of marriage are provided in Article 45 of the Family Code, which reads: continue reading…
Psychological incapacity, which is a ground for the declaration of nullity of marriage, is provided in Article 36 of the Family Code, which reads: continue reading…