Will he go to prison for bigamy?

[stealth2]

Your man is shining you on.

 

[eerelations]

You don't seem to get what I'm saying OP. Therefore, I give up. (Like, why bother?) Yer on yer own. Bye!

 

[Lynnlynn]

Thank you everyone for your thoughts. This is one crazy mess and I appreciate what you all have to say. Eeerelations you gave me good info and I appreciate you sharing your knowledge

 

[LdiJ]

Thank you everyone for your thoughts. This is one crazy mess and I appreciate what you all have to say. Eeerelations you gave me good info and I appreciate you sharing your knowledge

I am actually familiar with this specific issue.

There is no such thing as divorce in the Philippines there is only annulment. He does NOT have to participate with an annulment in the Philippines. He can get a divorce in the US, and then the Filipina wife can use the US divorce as a basis for an annulment in the Philippines.

As far as the CA marriage is concerned, get a consult with a local attorney. It may not be necessary to go through the process of an annulment/divorce of the CA marriage.

 

[Lynnlynn]

Thank ldij

 

[Bali Hai]

I am actually familiar with this specific issue.

There is no such thing as divorce in the Philippines there is only annulment. He does NOT have to participate with an annulment in the Philippines. He can get a divorce in the US, and then the Filipina wife can use the US divorce as a basis for an annulment in the Philippines.

As far as the CA marriage is concerned, get a consult with a local attorney. It may not be necessary to go through the process of an annulment/divorce of the CA marriage.

You mean he doesn't have to go to jail in the Philippines after all? Will the Philippine authorities extradite him?

 

[Zigner]

It seems to me that, in THIS case, the OP's marriage was VOID. There is nothing to annul since their is no marriage in the first place.

 

[Lynnlynn]

I understand the marriage is void but wouldnt I see need to get the records at the records office corrected by anullment because there is still records out there saying we are married. I read somewhere that if someone in the Philippines wants an anullment and she cant locate the other person she can request an anullment and publish it in the papers for 3 weeks and later explain the the court she was unable to locate him. So why doesnt she do this? Can it be that money is an issue? Dealing with Philippine legal matters seems so complicated. I called a local lawyer here that claims to specialize in philippines legal matters and he is saying that the annulment needs to be done in the Philippines. Why is he telling me this if others are saying a divorce can be done here?

 

[Zigner]

I understand the marriage is void but wouldnt I see need to get the records at the records office corrected by anullment because there is still records out there saying we are married. I read somewhere that if someone in the Philippines wants an anullment and she cant locate the other person she can request an anullment and publish it in the papers for 3 weeks and later explain the the court she was unable to locate him. So why doesnt she do this? Can it be that money is an issue? Dealing with Philippine legal matters seems so complicated. I called a local lawyer here that claims to specialize in philippines legal matters and he is saying that the annulment needs to be done in the Philippines. Why is he telling me this if others are saying a divorce can be done here?

We can't tell you why the attorney in the Philippines is advising you the way he is. I would guess that, just as US attorneys aren't generally knowledgable about matters pertaining to Philippine law, Philippine attorneys aren't knowledgable about US (California, specifically) law.

I think you need to speak with a local attorney. That attorney can advise whether or not a divorce/annulment is needed, or even possible in this situation.

 

[Silverplum]

You don't seem to get what I'm saying OP. Therefore, I give up. (Like, why bother?) Yer on yer own. Bye!

It's still fresh!

 

[ShyCat]

I read somewhere that if someone in the Philippines wants an anullment and she cant locate the other person she can request an anullment and publish it in the papers for 3 weeks and later explain the the court she was unable to locate him. So why doesnt she do this?

Perhaps because she did in fact locate her husband. You would have advised her to fraudulently state otherwise? Hmmm, that says a lot about you.

 

[Lynnlynn]

I am not telling her to state otherwise but for 15 years if someone couldn't locate a person, then they should have used that route so they could have moved on with their life long ago. Of course now she found him so she cant just say she never found him.

 

[ShyCat]

I am not telling her to state otherwise but for 15 years if someone couldn't locate a person, then they should have used that route so they could have moved on with their life long ago. Of course now she found him so she cant just say she never found him.

Okay, then the obvious answer is either "she didn't want to" or "she didn't feel the need" until recently. How does that help you?

 

[Lynnlynn]

16 years later is a long time to be sitting around bsing.

 

[Zigner]

I am not telling her to state otherwise but for 15 years if someone couldn't locate a person, then they should have used that route so they could have moved on with their life long ago. Of course now she found him so she cant just say she never found him.

Please stop blaming only this lady and start blaming the guy you married.