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Jun 26, 2023 family-law foreign-divorce article-26 family-code recognition-of-foreign-judgment mixed-marriage

Divorce Initiated by Filipinos Abroad: Recognizing Foreign Divorce Decrees in the Philippines

The Supreme Court clarifies that Filipino spouses can obtain and seek recognition of foreign divorce decrees, reversing a lower court ruling.

Jun 20, 2003 family-law divorce child-custody foreign-judgment family-code supreme-court

Divorce Abroad and Child Custody: Reconciling Foreign Decrees With Philippine Law

Philippine courts can recognize a foreign divorce but still decide child custody and support, as Roehr v. Rodriguez explains.