Muslim/Annulment/Divorce/Islam/Philippines

[JPandMICHEL 0]

Anybody heard of converting to Islam just to gets divorce in the Philippines? A girl I've been talking to for a few months now is still married. Hasn't seen her husband in years. So we talked about an annulment. Now she said someone told her (a Muslim) that if she converts to Islam she can be divorced in a quick couple of months. And she's free to convert back to her Catholic faith later on down the road. Sounds fishy to me. Anybody heard or been through this?

[malenliam 18]

First, no divorce in the philippines. You can file an annulment. There is what we called "package" you just need to pay 150k and your case will take 11 months. No need for the husband to appear in court.

[JPandMICHEL 0]

Maybe you should brush up on your Islamic laws before you spam your services. Muslims are in fact allowed to divorce in the Philippines. That never was my original question. The question is can a Catholic woman convert to Islam and obtain a divorce faster that way than to pay some scammer a $150k to take a million years to do his job.

[malenliam 18]

its not 150k usd...its 150,000 in pesos. oh maybe i really need to do some search about islamic law..Im not a scammer...im just sharing my experience doing the annulment thing. and yes..a catholic woman (like me) can convert to whatever religion she wanted to join. But im still not sure about the divorce thing..

and FYI im not a scammer..im also an applicant having my visa journey.

sorry i didnt answer your question and i think i didnt help

[hon08 13]

Ours took almost P200k and no appearance on my part..it took us 2 years in the waiting, plus the hassles of doing all the required documents to file..so that the NSO of Cenomar will reflect into their system as "NULL and VOID".. If she is a catholic she could not resort into conversion for a Muslim just to be free..It's not as easy as that..

The Muslims have also their law to abide especially if you want to join their belief..It's not easy either because you need to show them that you trully have faith in their belief..Islam is a very respectable religion.You cant just use it to be free from present marriage.Some of my cousins took years to convert by heart understanding everything in their KORAN..

[malenliam 18]

thats why i suggest annulment..yup took almost 200k in peso..including psychiatrist and all. but it took only 11 months on our part. and my ex husband also didnt appear on every hearing.

[hon08 13]

its not 150k usd...its 150,000 in pesos. oh maybe i really need to do some search about islamic law..Im not a scammer...im just sharing my experience doing the annulment thing. and yes..a catholic woman (like me) can convert to whatever religion she wanted to join. But im still not sure about the divorce thing..

and FYI im not a scammer..im also an applicant having my visa journey.

sorry i didnt answer your question and i think i didnt help

you DID answer the OP's question..annulment is the best way here in the Philippines..

It is really true that 150k to 200k or way up for an annulment fee, with or without appearance..

Both Parties receive summons in court during trials..some may take 11months or years to be annulled depending on the reasons for the case.

[hon08 13]

thats why i suggest annulment..yup took almost 200k in peso..including psychiatrist and all. but it took only 11 months on our part. and my ex husband also didnt appear on every hearing.

yeah nothing to be sorry about...lol

maybe he just don't understand what you're trying to tell him..got surprised too when he said "Scam"

[malenliam 18]

yeah nothing to be sorry about...lol

maybe he just don't understand what you're trying to tell him..got surprised too when he said "Scam"

thanks kabayan.

yes..a scammer..lol

thats why i put picture

[lesthatsri 9]

First, no divorce in the philippines. You can file an annulment. There is what we called "package" you just need to pay 150k and your case will take 11 months. No need for the husband to appear in court.

I think he referred to that line. There is what we called "package" you just need to pay 150k and your case will take 11 months.

Anyway divorce under Muslim law could only be done if marriage was Muslim. They cant untie something they didnt tie in the first place, that doesnt make sense. I read it online, and I think it makes sense.

[malenliam 18]

This is forum...you can not get a specific answer you want ..this is sharing of ideas..thru experiences. If you wany specific answer hire a lawyer. Anyway you made 3 posted topics with the same question...about annulment. My suggestion is hire an attorney . You need to be sensitive if youre planning to marry a filipina.

[malenliam 18]

Anyways goodluck to your upcoming visa journey.

[clairegie 265]

I've tried reading up on it and it said that when a woman converts to Islam, and her husband does not, they consider the marriage invalidated since the husband is an unbeliever. But that's only invalidated in their religion.

However, since she got married as a catholic, she definitely will continue to show married on paper (meaning she will appear married on the National Statistics Office records which is a requirement). So the only way to prove that she is legally free to marry is getting annulled so it will show on her records.

[malenliam 18]

I forgot...apology accepted.

:-p

[Ryan H 3,798]

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Edited December 27, 2014 by Ryan H