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Aug 17, 2022 family-law foreign-divorce article-26 family-code remarriage judicial-recognition

Divorce Abroad: Filipino Spouse Can Remarry Even After Joint Divorce with Foreigner

Supreme Court clarifies that a Filipino spouse may remarry after a foreign divorce, even if the divorce was obtained jointly with the foreign spouse.