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We would like to inform you that if the marriage contract certified in your country Philippines then there is no need to certifiy it from your embassy as it is considered legal marriage. If the marriage is legal then here are the divorce proceedings as follows:
You can go to The Family Guidance and file a complaint against the husband and submit a divorce case against him for the harm, according to article 16 of the law, before resorting to the judiciary or court and follow the procedures related to the application for divorce in accordance with the following legal provisions.
Article (117)
1. Each of the two spouses is entitled to ask for divorce due to prejudice that would make the continuity of the friendly companionship between them impossible. The right of each of the spouses thereto shall not be forfeited unless their reconciliation is established.
2. In accordance with Article (16) of this Law, the Family Orientation Committee shall endeavor the reconciliation of the two spouses and, in case of failure, the judge shall propose reconciliation to the spouses. If this reconciliation is not possible and the prejudice is established, the judge shall order divorce.
Article (118)
1. In case the prejudice is not established, the discordance is still continuing between the spouses and the Family Orientation Committee as well as the judge were not successful in reconciling them, the judge shall issue a judgment appointing two arbitrators from among their parents, if possible, after asking each of the spouses to nominate, in the next hearing at most, his arbitrator from among his parents, if possible, otherwise from those who have the experience and ability to reconcile. Should one of the spouses procrastinate in nominating his arbitrator or abstain from attending this hearing, the judgment shall not be subject to any appeal.
2. The judgment appointing the two arbitrators must include the starting and closing dates of their assignment provided it does not exceed ninety days extendable by a decision of the court. The court shall notify the two arbitrators and the parties to the litigation of the judgment appointing the arbitrators and shall ask each of them to take the oath that he will perform his assignment with equity and probity.
Article (119)
The two arbitrators have to find out the reasons of discordance and deploy efforts to reconcile between the spouses. Abstention from any of the spouses to attend the arbitration sitting, whenever notified of the date fixed for it, or the next sittings if set at different intervals, shall not affect the progress of the arbitrators work.
Article (120)
In case the arbitrators fail to reconcile the spouses:
1) Should the offence be entirely from the husband’s part and the wife, or both parties are claiming separation, the arbitrators shall decide a non-retractable divorce without prejudice to the rights of the wife resulting from marriage and divorce.
2) In case the offence is entirely from the wife’s part, the arbitrators shall decide divorce for a consideration deemed adequate by them and payable by the wife.
3) Where both parties participated in the offence, the arbitrators shall decide separation without consideration or with one in proportion to each one’s share in the offence.
4) If the case is not clear as to who is the offender among them and if the husband is the claimant, the arbitrators shall recommend dismissal of his case; but if the wife or both of them are claiming separation, the arbitrators shall decide separation between them without consideration.
Article (121)
1. The arbitrators shall submit to the judge their reasoned decision that shall include the extent to which each of the spouses offended the other.
2. The judge shall render his judgment in accordance with the decision reached by the arbitrators if they agreed, otherwise, he shall appoint others or join to them a third as the umpire. The court shall ask the arbitrator or the umpire to take an oath that he will perform his duties with equity and probity.
3. The judge shall amend the judgment of the arbitrators in contravention of the provisions of this law.
Article (122)
In the case of divorce due to prejudice, the prejudice shall be established by the legal means of proof and by the court judgments rendered against one of the spouses.
The hearsay testimony is accepted if the witness explained, or it was understood from his statement that the prejudice is widespread in the spouses’ life environment as decided by the court.
A hearsay testimony to negate the prejudice is not accepted.
The testimony of a male or female witness, except the testimony of an ascendant against a descendant or vice-versa, shall be accepted if the witness fulfils the conditions set forth by law for testimonial evidence.
Article (123)
Where the wife asks for divorce, before consummation of marriage or legal privacy, and she deposited the amount received as dowry, the gifts obtained and the amount spent by the husband because of marriage, but the husband abstained from doing so and in case the judge did not succeed in reconciling them, he shall order separation against consideration (Khul').
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