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Maiden name ni misis, puwede pa bang ibalik matapos ang hiwalayan?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 10 05:04 PM

Matagal at magastos ang paraan upang maibalik sa dati ang pangalan ng misis na nakipaghiwalay sa kaniyang mister.  Read more »

Misis na 'itinali ng mister habang nagtatalik,' napawalang-bisa ang kasal

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 11 09:37 PM

Napatunayan ng misis ang "psychological incapacity" ng mister. Read more »

Di pagtatalik ng 10 buwan, basehan ng annulment

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 10 08:29 PM

Umabot sa Korte Suprema ang petisyon ng isang misis na mapawalangbisa ang kaniyang kasal dahil ayaw aniya ng kaniyang mister na makipagtalik. Read more »

Kustodiya ng bata kapag naghiwalay ang mga magulang, kanino mapupunta?

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 08 08:52 PM

Sa ina o sa ama? Alamin kung ano'ng itinatakda ng batas ukol sa kustodiya ng anak kapag ang kaniyang mga magulang ay naghiwalay. Read more »

'I almost died': Abused Filipino women hope divorce will become legal

Diana Mendoza, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Updated as of Apr 16 01:49 PM

Although her husband nearly killed her, Krista Dador cannot get a divorce as the Philippines is one of only 2 states – along with the Vatican - without a divorce law. Read more »

Philippine poor pay the price for divorce ban

Ayee Macaraig, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Mar 15 05:41 PM

For well-off people like politician Pantaleon Alvarez, getting out of a bad marriage in the Philippines is pricey but feasible -- but for the nation's poorest and most vulnerable citizens it is nearly impossible. Read more »

'Mga babaeng may live-in partner, pinakapabor sa diborsiyo'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 11 07:50 PM

Lumabas sa isang survey na mas maraming Pinoy ang pabor na maging legal ang diborsiyo sa bansa. Malakas din ang pagpabor o "very strong" ang sentimyento sa diborsiyo ng mga babaeng mayroong live-in partner. Read more »

Divorce bill, umusad sa Kamara

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 15 11:08 PM

Sa mismong Valentine's Day, umusad naman sa Kamara ang Divorce bill. Read more »

ALAMIN: Kaibahan ng civil at church annulment

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 10 04:57 PM

Sa kasalukuyan, hindi kinikilala ng batas ang church annulment at hindi pwedeng gawing basehan para mapawalang-bisa ang kasal. Read more »

Ex-DENR exec convicted for not declaring estranged wife’s name in SALN

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 05 03:47 PM

The non-declaration of the former public official's wife’s name resulted in the non-disclosure of her financial business interests, in violation of his obligation to submit his truthful SALN, the anti-graft court ruled.  Read more »

Sunshine Cruz, inip nang ma-annul kay Cesar Montano

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 02 01:26 AM

Sa trending balita, aminadong inip na si Sunshine Cruz na maging pinal ang annulment ng kasal nila ni Cesar Montano.  Read more »

Bill on easier marriage annulment hurdles House

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 30 08:02 AM

The House of Representatives has approved a proposed law that eliminates the costly judicial process for marriage annulment.    Read more »

Koko Pimentel denies ex-wife's claim: She has only herself to blame

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 30 02:42 AM

Senator Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III on Monday answered allegations that he is denying his former wife the right to visit their children.   Read more »

House OKs on 2nd reading bill legalizing Church-decreed annulment

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 24 04:22 AM

The House of Representatives on Tuesday approved on second reading a bill legalizing Church-decreed annulment or dissolution of certain marriages.   Read more »

ALAMIN: Ano ang pagkakaiba ng divorce at annulment?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 21 01:33 AM

Ipinaliwanag ng isang abogado kung ano ang pagkakaiba ng divorce at annulment. Read more »

OPINION: Divorce lost in the debate

Manolo Quezon - The Explainer
Posted at Aug 14 09:53 PM

Lost in the behavior of politicians since 1949 has been the public good–what couples reaching the end of the road in terms of marriage deserve. Sympathy, not judgment, under the law.  Read more »

'Iwas-sakit' na solusyon sa problemadong mag-asawa, itutulak ni Speaker

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 10 03:20 PM

Nag-alok ng solusyon si House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez para sa mga mag-asawang nakakulong sa hindi masayang pagsasama. Read more »

Trapped in a loveless, unhappy marriage? Alvarez offers solution

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 09 11:20 PM

House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez offered a solution to those trapped in loveless, unhappy marriages.  Read more »

Sunshine refuses to comment on allegations vs Cesar

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 15 03:24 PM

Actress Sunshine Cruz refused to comment on the allegations made against her estranged husband, actor Cesar Montano, as the chief operating officer of the Tourism Promotions Board (TPB).  Read more »

No I do's: Statistics show fewer Filipinos getting married

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 03 03:07 PM

Fewer Filipinos have been getting married, the latest data from the Philippine Statistics Authority showed. Read more »