Court issues clarification on foreign divorce

Court issues clarification on foreign divorce

THE Supreme Court has issued a ruling on foreign divorces, noting only the law of the country where the divorce was granted — not the foreign spouse's nationality — must be proven. In a decision written by Associate Justice Henri Jean Paul Inting, the Supreme Court's Third Division overturned a Court of Appeals ruling, allowing a Filipino woman to properly present evidence of Kentucky's divorce laws. The ruling has established a clearer standard…