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The Philippines has no general divorce law for most marriages, so the ways to end or alter a marriage are different. Annulment treats a voidable marriage as valid until a court annuls it; a declaration of nullity treats a void marriage as never valid; and legal separation ends cohabitation and separates property but does not dissolve the marriage bond.
Because there is no divorce, spouses generally pursue either a declaration of nullity (for void marriages, including psychological incapacity) or annulment (for voidable marriages on grounds like lack of parental consent, fraud, or vitiated consent). Our full report explains which remedy fits which situation.
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