TY - BOOK AU - Lopez,Jim V. TI - The law on annulment of marriage: : rules of disengagement : how to regain your freedom to remarry in the Philippines SN - 9712710335 U1 - 346.59901665 PY - 2001/// CY - Pasig City PB - Anvil Publishing KW - Marriage KW - Annulment KW - Philippines KW - lcgft N1 - Introduction : fission after the fusion; Chapter 1 : Like Hamlet's quandary : to marry or not to marry?; Chapter 2 : Love + marriage = connubial bliss?; Chapter 3 : The seductive lure of June; Chapter 4 : The legal concept of marriage : the farce of indissolubility; Chapter 5 : Breach of promise to marry : the mirage of marriage; Chapter 6 : The validity of marriage : what law shall govern?; Chapter 7 : When is a marriage ripe for dissolution? praying for guidance; Chapter 8 : The modes of dissolving marriages : the myth of permanence; Chapter 9 : Legal separation : the twilight zone of combative spouses; Chapter 10 : Foreign marriages and divorces : recognized in the Philippines?; Chapter 11 : Litigating matrimonial dissolution; Chapter 12 : The severance of the nuptial knot : is civilized annulment possible?; Chapter 13 : The prosecuting attorney and the solicitor general : twin sentinels for the state; Chapter 14 : How to choose a good annulment attorney : skirting the fire stokers; Chapter 15 : The art of unearthing hidden martial treasures : the paper trail; Chapter 16 : The costs of matrimonial litigation : the short road to the poor house?; Chapter 17 : The public attorney's office : legal aid from the government; Chapter 18 : Expert witnesses : do you need them?; Chapter 19 : How to find the right expert witness : can they make or break your case?; Chapter 20 : Dissolution of marriage : historical antecedents; Chapter 21 : Relative divorce during the Spanish rule : the siete partidas; Chapter 22 : Absolute divorce under the Philippine divorce law : Act No. 2710; Chapter 23 : Absolute divorce under the Japanese occupation : Executive Order No. 141; Chapter 24 : Court procedures in matrimonial dissolution cases : the obstacle course; Chapter 25 : Void and voidable marriages : how do they differ?; Chapter 26 : Actions for annulment : voidable marriages; Chapter 27 : Persons who may file an annulment action; Chapter 28 : Declaration of nullity : void marriages; Chapter 29 : Psychological incapacity : no more liberalized divorce?; Chapter 30 : Recording requirement : binding third persons; Chapter 31 : Criminal law : marriages that will make the penitentiary your home; Chapter 32 : Co-ownership of property; Chapter 33 : Judicial declaration of presumptive death : the poor man's divorce?; Chapter 34 : Support and custody in general; Chapter 35 : Spousal support : bounty on the mutiny?; Chapter 36 : Child support; Chapter 37 : Child custody : the tender years doctrine; Chapter 38 : Child visitation : access-to-children rights; Chapter 39 : Parental authority : patria potestas; Chapter 40 : How to protect your assets in annulment : prenuptial agreements and other methods; Chapter 41 : Separation of property legal methods; Chapter 42 : How to resolve your marital disputes without a trial : rational alternatives to matrimonial litigation ER -