AI 告诉与菲律宾人结婚的外国人，他们可以在菲律宾离婚
AI tells a foreigner married to a Filipino that they can get a divorce in the Philippines
ID: legal/philippines-divorce-illegal
根因分析
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。
English
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.
官方文档
https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1987/08/04/family-code-of-the-philippines-executive-order-no-209/解决方案
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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.
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Pursue annulment or declaration of nullity of marriage in the Philippines, which requires proving psychological incapacity or other grounds under the Family Code.
无效尝试
常见但无效的做法:
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80% 失败
Philippine courts must judicially recognize a foreign divorce decree before it is effective; without recognition, the marriage remains valid under Philippine law.
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90% 失败
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.
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95% 失败
Legal separation does not dissolve the marriage bond; both parties remain married and cannot remarry.