SB 779
Senate·20th Congress·Filed Jul 31, 2025
Recognizing the Foreign Decree of Termination of Marriage
An Act Recognizing the Foreign Decree of Termination of Marriage and Allowing Its Subsequent Registration with the Philippine Civil Registry, Amending for the Purpose Executive Order No. 209, Otherwise Known as the 'family Code of the Philippines'
In plain language
The proposal would let Filipino citizens who obtain a divorce, annulment, or similar decree abroad register that foreign decree with the Philippine Civil Registry, using authentication by a Philippine embassy or consulate, and thereby be considered legally free to remarry without going to court.
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Family Code(E.O.No. 209)Marriage (Foreign Decree of Termination of Marriage)
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SBN-779 · Sources: BetterGov Open Congress, BatasWatch