Thursday, May 7, 2015

Divorce Law in the Philippines (FAQs)


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1. Divorce in the Philippines is not legal but it looks like there are more couples getting an annulment. Isn’t this enough reason to legalize divorce? Answer

2. The Philippines is now the ONLY country (aside from the Vatican) where divorce is not legal. Isn’t that rather strange? Answer

3. If the criteria for granting a divorce are well thought of and strict, those applying for divorce can be forewarned that they must have a truly valid case to pursue its filing. Would this be another convincing reason for legalizing divorce? Answer

4. Divorce advocates argue that it is a solution to failed, if not oppressive and dehumanizing unions. Shouldn’t divorce be a consideration to properly address this and other irreconcilable differences between married couples? Answer

5. Please explain the following terms further – Legal Separation, Annulment, Declaration of Nullity. Answer

6. But divorce advocates insist that everyone deserves to have another chance to be happy or at least have the right to re-marry. Why not? Answer

7. How costly is divorce? Answer

8. But these are more of an exception and it affects only certain cases. The granting of divorce may even be simpler and cheaper in the long run, isn’t it? Answer

9. A recent survey showed 60 percent of Filipinos want divorce made legal. Why does the Catholic Church still insist on not legalizing what most Filipinos (including their flock) are urging them to do? Answer

10. What do you think are reasons why marriages fail to work? Answer

11. Is this the only reason for what is termed as failure in marriage? Answer

12. You must be talking of easy-to-mend marriages or minor problems that can easily be solved. What about marriages that failed because of major difficulties? Or… what if the marriage is not working, in this case, there is a failure in love isn’t it? Answer

13. What can be done to save a marriage? Answer

14. How must one prepare oneself before getting married? Answer

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