The Philippine Star reports that Filipino Rep. Neri Colmenares filed House Bill 3952, titled “An Act Recognizing Spousal Violence, Infidelity and Abandonment as Presumptive Psychological Incapacity Constituting a Ground for the Annulment of Marriage." He said the bill is “intended to make Article 36 of the Family Code, which allows the annulment of marriage on the ground of psychological incapacity, accessible to the poor.”
The bill essentially builds on the Catholic tradition of annulment law to provide the equivalent of fault-based divorce. But by including "abandonment" as a ground, it also essentially allows divorce in cases of mutual consent — if one person chooses to leave, the other has the choice to obtain an annulment.
My mom n dad filed for divorce in the US. They were married in the Philippines. When my dad retired he pretty much stayed in the Philippines. He (73 yr old)ended up w/ 3 girlfriends there and now suing my mom for his share of their properties because they didnt annul their marriage there and that the divorce only applied in the US law. Now my mom (78 yr old) is sick because of all this stupid demands! Can my dad actually sue my mom for this?
Hope u can give me some informative answers.
Sincerely
Oregonian
Posted by: 6rcrowd | April 07, 2011 at 10:04 AM
This law shouldn't be passed. Before marrying someone, you must be sure that you are willing to spend the rest of your life with that person.
Posted by: Von Rod Limpot | June 29, 2011 at 10:54 PM
they should pursue passing this bill...of course we should be ready and sure when marrying someone but then at the end of the day..people change and so are their feelings. We can't control those and a marrige without respect and love isn't healthy at all.
Posted by: Tigress | October 07, 2011 at 08:36 PM