You’ve gone through a divorce in another country and have the final decree. You have legally moved on with your life. Yet, when you check your records or try to get a marriage license here, you find out you’re still considered married under Philippine law.
Here’s why it happens:
In the Philippines, a foreign divorce decree involving a Filipino citizen isn’t automatically recognized. For it to be valid here, it must go through a court process called Judicial Recognition of a Foreign Divorce.
It is a petition that asks the Court to acknowledge your foreign divorce as a fact, allowing it to have legal effect in the country.
You don’t have to live in the space between your past and your present. Let’s formally close the last chapter, so you are truly free to write your next. Begin the conversation today by sending us a private message.
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