Thanks Terpe, for taking the time and trouble for a lengthy and very informative reply.
As we all know, legal matters can go several ways and it's never black and white, certainly not as simple as she seems to think or has been lead to believe.
Regarding her situation, she had the child at an early age of 15 ( she is now 30), then got married a few years later, after some pressure from his family, then split up ... and went off and worked in Japan for a few years ( she overstayed and was deported) .....she has said sometime ago that she doesn't want to live or stay back home in the philippines, and I am aware that this alone is a big factor in her "aspirations"..
