hi, i wondered if anyone else on this forum has had to take legal action against a filipina who refuses to return property/s bought in trust in her name, only to find she can not be trusted after all?

i'm wondering what chance i have of being succesful and how to go about it. i'm getting mixed suggestions from legal folks here and all they do is confuse me with the best course of action.

in short, i was with the girl 4 years, i bought 3 lots of land as investments for our future. thats the only reason i stayed with her so long as she is a headcase. in the end i had to get rid of her and cut losses.

last year we talked also of rebuilding her own lot as somewhere for me to stay when i returned to cavite, it would also be a buisness to make her self sufficient so i didnt have to send allowance monthly (which frankly crippled my finances for 4 years as she never attempted to work at all).

so just before i left last year, i gave her around 375,000 pesos to re-develop her run down lot.

a few weeks after i went home, i finally had enough of her and dumped her. needless to say she never attempted to build the house as promised, and just pocketed the money instead. she now even denies there was ever any discussion to develop her lot.

to add insult to injury i recently found that the deed of sale for 2 lots has the incorrect sale price (tax scam) so i am not even sure i can recover the full amount i paid for one of them. fortunately i have proof of the correct price of the other.

one lawyer said i could use this tax fiddle to threaten her into making a deal,as it could mean prison sentence while another told me the inland revenue would simply re-evaluate the taxes due, so it is a waste of time going that route.

i'm only looking for a fair deal here, what i paid out on 3 lots and the money i left with her to build the house for us.

i paid for lots more over 4 years, a failed anullment, her education for almost 3 years, plus how many other things not to mention carrying her for 4 years as she never attempted to help me out by getting her hands dirty.

anyone else had remotely similar experience and succesfully got back money?
would love to hear how, and what i might be able to claim back.
cheers