🚀 go-pugleaf

My advice to you is to seek legal counsel ASAP!

You REALLY WANT to get this marriage ANNULLED if possible.

The reason is this:

Since she is from the Philipines, she would be "at a disadvantage"
here in Canada. If you "divorce", then she will likely sue you for
LIFETIME spousal support - AND GET IT!

I recall a guy who married an 18 yr old girl from Honduras a few years
back. When the "marriage" broke down, the courts let her stay in
Canada, and then they assessed him with open-ended spousal support!

At least the Yanks have that one thing right! If she married and then
divorced an Amaerican, then she would be picked up by INS and then
escorted back to her country of origin.

You NEED legal advice! As I see it, you might be between a rock and a
hard place.

Good luck, You are going to need it!

YMMV

On Thu, 10 Jul 2003 23:58:38 -0500, myhome_is@mts.net wrote:

>X-No-Archive: Yes   On Fri, 11 Jul 2003 03:07:27 GMT, Eric Brennan
><ericpb@shaw.ca> wrote:
>
>>Need Legal Help or advice. I am divorcing a Pilipino lady. Who was
>>married before in the Philippine  She never got a divorce in the
>>Philippines, because over there divorces are not needed.  After 6
>>years apart you can get re-married.  When they come to Canada they
>>should get a divorce in Canada before re-marring.  She didn't.   Any
>>one out there knows my legal options?   Thanks for any help.  I like
>>to have some of my options before seeing a Lawyer since I have limited
>>funds.         
>
>Obviously you thought she had gotten a divorced from her Philippine
>husband once she got to Canada.
>If you didn't know that she never got the divorce, then she married
>you illegally, and you should be able to get an annulment on this
>point.
>