Annulment,

Declaration of Nullity of
Marriage
and Legal Separation

MARRIAGE
a

special contract of permanent union between a

man and a woman entered into in accordance with law

ANNULMENT
a

judgment by a court that retroactively invalidates

a marriage to the date of its formation

DECLARATION

OF NULLITY

also

known as marriages that are void and

invalid from the very beginning

LEGAL

SEPARATION

separation

is merely the separation of

spouses from bed and board

Annulment
I want to leave my estranged wife/husband and
marry someone else. Can I divorce her/him?

Is divorce between Filipinos abroad valid

here in the Philippines?
What are the grounds for annulment of
marriage?

Declaration of Nullity of
Marriage

How is this different from Annulment?

What are the grounds for the declaration of nullity
of marriage?

What are the effects of the

declaration of nullity/annulment
ofa marriage?

Either spouse can remarry;

Children born during the existence of the
marriage are still deemed legitimate;
Custody of the common children shall be
awarded to either or both parents, and;
The property regime shall be dissolved and
liquidated.

Legal Separation
Can I remarry after my legal separation is
granted?
My husband/wife and I agreed to have a legal
separation, will there be any consequences if the
State found out about our agreement?
What are the grounds for legal separation?
When should I file for legal separation?

What are the effects of legal

separation?
The spouses shall be entitled to live separately from each
other, but the marriage bonds shall not be severed;
The absolute community or the conjugal partnership shall
be dissolved and liquidated but the offending spouse shall
have no right to any share of the net profits earned by the
absolute community or the conjugal partnership;
The custody of the minor children shall be awarded to the
innocent spouse; and
The offending spouse shall be disqualified from inheriting
from the innocent spouse by intestate succession.