Quote Originally Posted by laurel View Post
Hi guys,
i will try to keep this brief . My gf is in the final stage of annulment all hearings nearly finished with the psychiatrist supposed to be going to court this week. The problem is this .... for whatever reason the psych met with my gfs inlaws to discuss the husband.... upon which time she showed the petition etc . My gf has received txts saying she will be taken to court for defamation ........the husband hasnt contested and hasnt shown in court , the hearing will now be postponed according to my gf lawyer...........does the inlaw family have any grounds , ist it any of there business. The lawyer has suggested she try to contact the husband ....or failing that the inlaw family to meet with him (lawyer)....hoping this makes sense.

Thanks in advance
L
From what little I know of the Philippine annulment process, this seems very unusual to me, I've never heard of the inlaws being involved in an annulment process before. If the husband hasn't contested then it's usually just procedural and based on the psychiatrist report, which if the husband has had no input is usually based on the evidence given by the applicant.

Assuming that the attorney knows that a foriegner is involved, this maybe a ploy by him or even the by the inlaws to draw things out and extract more money.