A country that doesn't allow to divorce

I am not sure whether the gay marriage is legal in Philippines or not.

man married unto man, and, woman married unto woman is legal now in different countries as well as divorce... and abortion as well.... i am not a fortune teller but i am better when it comes to prediction.... and the only i can predict is: if DIVORCE Law is selected to be Legal here in Philippines, as well as RH-Bill is also legal here in the Philippines, then Man-to-Man marriage and woman-to-woman marriage is also legal here in the Phils. then Abortion is Legal also here in the Philippines....

I also agree that there should be a divorce law, but of course people can try to avoid to end their marriage.

There is something called annulment, but I think it is still different from divorce.

It has the advantage and disadvantage anyway.

It seems that the divorce rate just gets higher and higher as time goes by.

After the annulment, can the divorced couple get married with another later?

yes youless, annulment is the legality to separate but that does not mean that this two people can get married again. they can go on with their lives but no longer have the right to marry again. some people get together after the annulment and some just grows to be friends. so maybe thats the reason why some people would love to have divorce here in the Philippines so that they can marry again.

I beg to disagree seven. There are 3 options to get out of marriage in the Philippines. Annulment, declaration of nullity of marriage and legal separation. Annulment means the marriage is valid but have grounds for nullification. Once approved couples can remarry. Declaration of nullity of marriage means that the marriage is invalid from the very beginning. So it means, they haven't been married at all in the first place, so couples can marry again. In legal separation, the marriage is valid, however it gives the couple the right to live separately, dissolves their conjugal partnership, child custody is given to the innocent party and the offending spouse doesn't have the right to inherit from the innocent spouse. They are still married in the sense, so they cannot get married.

But since the couples just seperate, can't they marry to someone else again later?

You are right Sarah. This usually happens in my country when people can't afford an annulment. Only those with money can get an annulment and re-marry again, if not, couples just usually separate and have another illegitimate family.

Thanks Sweet_pea! It was just a guess! Here in The States many don't even bother to marry.

But you know sometimes love is blind...

Love is that. It is good to make it work unless there are bad traits involved.

It usually takes twice as much to work hard on it so we can make it work. I think if there is divorce, it will make getting off the marriage an easier option than working out the differences.

I think so.

Hi sweet_pea! Thanks so much for the detail! I am very curious about the ways of other countries and it's very kind of you to explain to me. I think that there has to be a better option than the one I face in this country where divorce is involved. It is a huge thing here. I think that adultry and abuse are the two major grounds here. Even though all those reasons you mentioned might justify the annulment..no one can be remarried after any of those have been declared?

Hi Jen! We have options for dissolution of marriage, although divorce is not one of them. We have annulment and declaration of nullity of marriage. Another option is the legal separation, however, in the eyes of the law you are still bind by marriage so you can't remarry. Some of the grounds for annulment are the following: insanity, fraud, force, intimidation or undue influence, impotence and would you believe STD (Sexually transmitted disease) Some of the grounds for nullity of marriage are the following: minority, lack of authority of solemnizing officer, bigamy or polygamous marriages, incestuous marriages and psychological incapacity. The latter has often been the most abused reason why couples want nullity in their marriages.

If people won't change as time goes by, then everything will be simple.

Yes, sometimes due to too many temptation around, some people tends to change their feeling towards one another. One of my friends recently had gone through divorce due to incompatibility matters.

Live-In first for 5 years before engaging in Marriage.... Divorce Law to make it legal is not an option.... if in other countries the kid should reach 18 before that kid can separate to it's parents.... then, how about waiting till the time that kid reach 18 years of age before the parents make such Divorce action??????

It will be very difficult, I guess. At least they don't have the term of "divorce".

I thought so at first so I am correct. They do have that 'divorce' part but they just don't call it 'divorce'. I think there are all just the same~

Yes there is such a law, we just don't call it "divorce".

It is sad that they have to go on their marriage even if it already fails.

Hi daiweian! We can file annulment in our country it is just that not many are availing it because the price of having your marriage annulled is quite pricey. They just rather separate, have other families but still get stuck in their marriage.

sweet_pea- This is the very first time that I've heard that we have here in our country. Just like what I know that they need to go to the US or other country just to file their case. Since you said that we already have here now I know. Yeah! I know that it is expensive but why is that even celebrities have to go in the US just to file annulment?

I just learned it today and it is quite surprising.

@sweet_pea People can make a mistake and hopes there are options for them to solve problems. Divorcing will not indicate that marriages is a bad thing to do just a way to solve problem which is 'unhappy marriage'. I can't imagine if a divorcee need to stay in a relationship that will not giving them happiness~

I just found out yesterday that we are the only country left in the world that has no divorce after Malta passed a referendum legalizing divorce in their country. Just like you, I was really surprised too, that every country has divorce. And I was thinking, are marriages that bad to have such an option.

I am not sure anyway.

Live alone without a partner? No future of children?? They should married someone else I think~

Really that would be problem because if they don't take it seriously then there is no way to go either they need to stay with each other or get separated & live alone as they are bound not to remarry & would have to live alone without a partner which i suppose is the worst thing one can imagine as there would be no future of children then.

Yes, I think there shall be an entrance and exit. The marriage is the same.

I agree with you.

Agreed. It does not mean we encourage divorce but it can be as a solution only when they are no longer aligned and not incompatible with. Sometimes a difficult process of divorcing cause couples and take the path to living together without getting married and this is absolutely no good~

yeah. me too.

In fact I don't know more about annulment and wonder what the difference between it and the divorce.

In annulment, the marriage was invalid from the very beginning, while divorce ends a valid marriage.

I think so.

Perhaps it is better to allow divorce than keeping on the failture marriage because it is suffering for both sides.

Of course.

if the girl is pregnant due to aristocrat, she cannot think 100 times to get married.... getting married is the first and the final option... that is the reason's why the priest will ask if what is your purpose on why would you want to be get married???? the only international answer of that couple is: "Because the girl is pregnant" nyahahahaha and the end result is: a battered wife because they get involved in married that they are not yet prepared in life... but yet capable of making the girl pregnant without thinking 100 times before doing aristocracy....