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Jun 22, 2021 family law marriage nullity psychological incapacity foreign spouses supreme court ruling

Foreign Spouses Can File for Marriage Nullity in the Philippines: The Ambrose Ruling

Foreign spouses married in the Philippines have legal standing to file for nullity of marriage, as clarified by the Supreme Court in Ambrose v. Suque-Ambrose.