Avoiding Bigamous Marriages and Understanding Complexities in Family Petitions: Family based petition or petition by US citizens or green card holders on behalf of their spouses are key to family unity which is the policy behind immigration law. While US citizens are allowed to petition their immediate families, there are issues on divorce and prior annulment that must be resolved to attain favorable adjudication of family petitions. This episode will clarify the family law provisions in the Philippines on annulment and its impact on marriage cases in the US. It shall also discuss the impact of divorces obtained in the U.S. on Filipino nationals.
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