SC: Pinoys Divorced Abroad Should Provide Foreign Law Copy

SC: Pinoys divorced abroad should provide foreign law copy

In seeking local recognition of divorce granted by a foreign court, all that the Filipino petitioner needs to prove is the divorce law of the country where the divorce was obtained – not the law of the foreign spouse’s nationality, the Supreme Court has ruled.

SC: Only the law of the country that granted divorce needs to be proven in PH

The Supreme Court ruled that only the law of the foreign country where a divorce was obtained is needed when a Filipino asks a Philippine court to recognize a f