Filipina seperated 20 years and re Marriage

[Mrs.JMajor]

As far as I know, there are ways on filing an annulment case (or any other cases) without coming to the Philippines, but it will only cost the same as coming back there. It would also help that your friend would get to speak with her own lawyer so she could discuss in full details her situation.

An Annulment case does not need to be in process for two years, it can be shorter (or longer) depending on the grounds given and depending on the court you'll submit the case too. Some trial courts are busier than others. Lawyers would normally know which best court to file the case for a quicker decision (and sometimes they use the "it's not what you know, but who you know" philosophy).

She doesn't have to be in the Philippines for long (as far as I know), she can just stay up to the time the case has been filed and just wait in Dubai for the decision.

:-)

I wouldnt agree to that for the 2 basis mspiggy, first my experience, that some one to be there, on the first for her to appear on her first trial, obviously Judge need to hear the whole story, and you need to sort your witness and so on.


Second to my friend experience, she leave her case and go to UK while waiting for her annulment decision or she leave after her appearance to the Judge,(I miss you Mrs Pearson) and after 2 years still no decision been made, because she isnt there, lawyer took it for granted, because her attorney know that her client wasnt in the PI.
But...here is the but..if she is not in a hurry, well, file the annulment case, appear on her first trial and leave, let see how long it will take

[miss.piggy]

I wouldnt agree to that for the 2 basis mspiggy, first my experience, that some one to be there, on the first for her to appear on her first trial, obviously Judge need to hear the whole story, and you need to sort your witness and so on.


Second to my friend experience, she leave her case and go to UK while waiting for her annulment decision or she leave after her appearance to the Judge,(I miss you Mrs Pearson) and after 2 years still no decision been made, because she isnt there, lawyer took it for granted, because her attorney know that her client wasnt in the PI.
But...here is the but..if she is not in a hurry, well, file the annulment case, appear on her first trial and leave, let see how long it will take

I appreciate your comment, but I'll stick to what I said for the reason there is a case I filed in the Philippines (not annulment, though) and I know for a fact that depositions and affidavits can be done abroad. The cost of this could get her a plane ticket back to the Philippines that's why I said it would be best for her to be back instead, as it could be a lengthy discussion of her life events and current situations. Plus, it's best that the lawyer could get information from her - first hand, and her lawyer could throw back necessary questions to strengthen her case.

Any case in the Philippines would last longer than expected if the lawyer representing his/her client would take the case for granted. As you said, your friend's lawyer did take the case for granted and that could be the reason why it is taking that long to get a decision. It has nothing to do with her being in the UK because I know for a fact there are ways to get a statement from either a Plaintiff or a Defendant although they are away. The lawyer could arrange all these. But certainly, there is also a value equivalent to this. There is no such thing as free nowadays.

So bottomline, get a good lawyer who would "actually represent you". This means a lot to any case. And so a lawyer who won't do his/her job properly is to blame for the lengthy procedure. Suggestion: change lawyer and get a good one.

[Mrs.JMajor]

I'll stick to what I said for the reason there is a case I filed in the Philippines (not annulment, though)

So,will go case to case basis here

So bottomline, get a good lawyer who would "actually represent you". This means a lot to any case. And so a lawyer who won't do his/her job properly is to blame for the lengthy procedure. Suggestion: change lawyer and get a good one.

I will go for you in this case, but what if my friend already paid a package deal,it so happen when she go to UK, she full paid the attorney, so she cant refund it anymore,

I go to package deal also, but to the fact its installment pay,so everytime we had hearing,I pay 20k every met till I finish the said amount as well as the case, I even didnt pay the balance till the decision didnt come,

Ok, back to topic about Mick, I think she need to go back to PI, file the case, and even the husband wasnt in PI, thats better to make the case moving because he got nothing to do in the hearing thou. just make sure before she go back to Dubai, settle everything to her lawyer (dont pay full the attorney's fee) and have agreement to lawyer how long would it take and always make black and white and everything. then she can go back to Dubai and wait for decision. but the thing is even once the decision come out, she still loads of things to do to register that she is annuled in N.S.O