{
  "id": "legal/philippines-divorce-illegal",
  "signature": "AI tells a foreigner married to a Filipino that they can get a divorce in the Philippines",
  "signature_zh": "AI 告诉与菲律宾人结婚的外国人，他们可以在菲律宾离婚",
  "regex": "philippines.*divorce|divorce.*philippines|filipino.*divorce|annul.*philippines",
  "domain": "legal",
  "category": "legal_risk",
  "subcategory": null,
  "root_cause": "The Philippines is the only country (except Vatican City) that prohibits divorce for its citizens; only legal separation and annulment are available, and foreign divorce is recognized only if the foreign spouse initiates it under their own law.",
  "root_cause_type": "generic",
  "root_cause_zh": "菲律宾是唯一（除梵蒂冈外）禁止本国公民离婚的国家；只有合法分居和婚姻无效是可行的，外国离婚仅在外国配偶根据其本国法律提起时才被承认。",
  "versions": [],
  "os_specific": {},
  "dead_ends": [
    {
      "action": "",
      "why_fails": "Philippine courts must judicially recognize a foreign divorce decree before it is effective; without recognition, the marriage remains valid under Philippine law.",
      "fail_rate": 0.8,
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    },
    {
      "action": "",
      "why_fails": "The Philippine family code does not recognize divorce obtained abroad by a Filipino citizen; only the foreign spouse can obtain a divorce under their own law, which the Filipino spouse can then use to remarry.",
      "fail_rate": 0.9,
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    },
    {
      "action": "",
      "why_fails": "Legal separation does not dissolve the marriage bond; both parties remain married and cannot remarry.",
      "fail_rate": 0.95,
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    }
  ],
  "workarounds": [
    {
      "action": "If the foreign spouse obtains a valid divorce abroad under their home country's law, the Filipino spouse can petition a Philippine court for recognition of the foreign divorce to enable remarriage.",
      "success_rate": 0.75,
      "how": "If the foreign spouse obtains a valid divorce abroad under their home country's law, the Filipino spouse can petition a Philippine court for recognition of the foreign divorce to enable remarriage.",
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    },
    {
      "action": "Pursue annulment or declaration of nullity of marriage in the Philippines, which requires proving psychological incapacity or other grounds under the Family Code.",
      "success_rate": 0.6,
      "how": "Pursue annulment or declaration of nullity of marriage in the Philippines, which requires proving psychological incapacity or other grounds under the Family Code.",
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    }
  ],
  "workarounds_zh": [
    "If the foreign spouse obtains a valid divorce abroad under their home country's law, the Filipino spouse can petition a Philippine court for recognition of the foreign divorce to enable remarriage.",
    "Pursue annulment or declaration of nullity of marriage in the Philippines, which requires proving psychological incapacity or other grounds under the Family Code."
  ],
  "transition_graph": {
    "leads_to": [],
    "preceded_by": [],
    "frequently_confused_with": []
  },
  "official_doc_url": "https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1987/08/04/family-code-of-the-philippines-executive-order-no-209/",
  "official_doc_section": null,
  "error_code": null,
  "verification_tier": "ai_generated",
  "confidence": 0.88,
  "fix_success_rate": 0.8,
  "resolvable": "partial",
  "first_seen": "2024-01-10",
  "last_confirmed": "2024-06-01",
  "last_updated": "2024-06-01",
  "evidence_count": 1,
  "tags": [],
  "locale": "en",
  "aliases": []
}