Physical incapacity to consummate a marriage can be grounds for annulment under Article 45(5) of the Family Code, but Philippine courts presume potency, require strong evidence, and the deadline is only five years from the marriage.
Article 46 of the Family Code lists only four kinds of fraud that can void a marriage: an undisclosed conviction, concealed pregnancy, a concealed STD, or concealed addiction, alcoholism, or homosexuality/lesbianism. Here is what qualifies and what does not.
Philippine law allows annulment when a spouse’s consent to marry was obtained through force, intimidation, or undue influence — but the legal standard is narrower than family pressure or a “shotgun wedding,” and the five-year deadline runs from when the coercion ended, not the wedding date.
Marrying between 18 and 21 without parental consent makes a marriage voidable under Article 45(1) of the Family Code — but only certain people can sue, only within strict deadlines, and the right can be lost through ratification.
Marrying while of unsound mind can make a Philippine marriage voidable under Article 45(2). Learn the legal test, who may file, the deadline rule, and how the ground is lost.
Abandonment is not one of the six Family Code grounds for annulment. See why it is a legal-separation ground instead, the faster property remedy it triggers, and how it differs from presumptive death.
Many people searching for a way out of a marriage after a spouse’s affair assume that the affair itself is the legal ground they need. Under Philippine law, it is not. Article 45 of the Family Code lists only six specific causes for annulling a marriage, and adultery or infidelity is not one of them….
Which family, in-law, and adoptive relationships make a Philippine marriage void from the start under Articles 37 and 38 of the Family Code — and what that means for children, property, and remarriage.
Yes, installment and milestone payment for annulment lawyer fees is legal in the Philippines. See what the Rules of Court and CPRA require, what to put in writing, and the risks if a payment is missed.
Philippine law never lets a court grant an annulment based on the spouses’ agreement alone. Learn what “uncontested” really means, why default judgments are barred, and how a case proceeds when a spouse cannot be found.