Quote Originally Posted by miss.piggy View Post
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