Dating picture Dubai kasama ex-boyfriend,laban annulment-Grounds for annulment, adultery

Maureen Diaz
is in the Philippines

Kasal po ako at pitong taon na po kaming hiwalay ng asawa ko at di na kami nag uusap. Nagtrabaho po ako sa Dubai noong April 2011 hangang October 2014.Ngayon po ay magfifile na ako ng annulment ng kasal namin at nakarating na iyon sa kaalaman ng asawa ko. Pero may hawak na mga pictures ang asawa ko na may kasama akong ibang lalaki sa Dubai (ex-boyfriend)noong 2012 at 2013. Maari bang gamitin ang mga pictures na iyon laban sa akin kahit hindi kame mag kasama? Hiwalay na kami ngayon at nandito ako sa Pilipinas nasa Dubai pa din yung ex boyfriend ko. Magiging dahilan ba yung mga pictures upang hindi maibigay ang annulment ng aming kasal? Maari ba na maging ground for adultery ang mga pictures na iyon?



Topic: I'm married but have been separated from my husbabd for 7 years now and we don't talk anymore. I was working in Dubai last April 2011 until October 2014. I would like to file an annulment, and my wife learned about this already. But my husband has pictures which show me with another man in Dubai (ex-boyfriend) in 2012 and 2013. Can those pictures be used against me even if we are not together anymore? (I'm not with my ex-boyfriend anymore, who is still in Dubai, while I'm back here in the Philippines). Could those pictures be reason why the annulment of our marriage would not be approved? Could those pictures be used as grounds for adultery?


 

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Adelaimar C Arias-Jose
is a Legal expert in the Philippines
Naku, ang tanong mo ay evidentiary -- ibig sabihin nito'y humihingi ka sa akin ng opinion kung ang isang picture ay puedeng gamiting bilang ebidensiya at kung ang picture na iyong kapag ginamit bilang ebidensiya ay makaka-apekto sa kalalabasan ng iyong kaso -- I cannot give an opinion on that.

Ang masasabi ko sa iyo, ang picture ay maraming puedeng ibig-sabihin. Just because one has a picture taken with someone else, that doesn't mean they are having sex (unless sex video o explicit ang mga pictures). Pero, kung halimbawa'y nasa party kayong dalawa, at magkatabi kayo noong nakuhanan kayo ng litrato -- may lusot iyan.

Kung halimbawa, best friend ng kapatid mo yung dati mong boyfriend -- naku, eh, may lusot din iyan.

Kailangan kasi, para mag-succeed ang isang complaint for adultery, maipakita na may relasyon talaga kayo. Kung picture lang na magkatabi kayo, I doubt if a conclusion can be made based only on that one photograph alone. Ngayon, kung may note sa likod ng picture at ang message doon ay nagsasaad ng mga salita na nagpapakita na may relasyon ang mga nasa picture, eh, ibang usapan na iyon.

Ewan ko lang, ha, pero kung halimbawa, ang dalawang taong nai-kasal sa isa't-isa, at naghiwalay at kapwang nagkaroon ng ibang relasyon (sa ibang mga tao, third parties), hindi ba't patunay iyon na iyong dalawang ikinasal ay walang kamuwangan sa kanilang obligasyon bilang mag-asawa at dapat ngang i-deklare na nullity ang kanilang kasal dahil kapwa sila walang pagbatid sa kanilang obligasyon sa ilalim ng marriage vows nila? Ewan ko lang, ha. Sa akin iyon --

Isa pa, ikaw ang nag-file ng annulment case. I assume that your theory is that it is your ex-husband who is psychologically incapacitated. If he comes out and participates sa trial at magpalabas din siya ng evidence na ikaw din ay psychologically incapacitated -- hindi ba't mas mabuti iyon?

Anyway, some annulment cases under Article 36 are denied because there is just no basis to say that the one party is psychologically incapacitated -- hindi naman kasi humarap iyong party na inaakusahan na siya'y psychologically incapacitated. So, I think na mas mabuti ngang humarap ang dati mong asawa. But this is only my opinion.

I don't know enough of your case to give a definitive opinion -- and that is not my job. I can only give you a different perspective. I can give you insight into what the law says and what the law requires. Beyond that, I cannot give you advice as to specifics. Good luck to you.
Maureen Diaz
is in the Philippines
thank you po ulit at God bless po Atty. Bimbi. Sobrang helpful po ng mga advice nyo at lagi ako binabasa ung ibng mga cases at mga replies nyo. More power po!
Maureen Diaz
is in the Philippines
thank you so much po Atty. Bimbii sa advice,to elaborate po ung story,ung mga pictures po ay halo halo,may picture kame sa company party,sa outing with friends at sa mga gala with friends,meron din nmn selfie namin na nakawacky ako n nakanguso.Pero wala nmn po kame picture na nakahiga sa bed together or selfie na malaswa. Halimbawa naman po Atty. Bimbi ung mga messages sa facebook? I mean yung mga chat? Exchange of words. At pictures ng session nya ng inuman at gimik.Kasi po recently na hack ko yung fb account ng ex husband,may mga chat cya sa mga babae about sa pagsesex nila at bolahan nila,actually madaming babae cya na nakasex at pinaguusapan nila ung mga kalasawaan ng pinaggagawa nila. Pati po ung conversation nya sa puro inuman at pagbili nya ng Weeds at Shabu. at meron pa po na death threat sa akin,sabi nya po dun sa kaibigan nya "Paki sabi kay-----(name ko) na wag sila papakita sa akin papatayin ko talaga silang dalawa at ibubuwis ko buhay ko mapatay lang sila" Pwede ko din po bang gamitin ung mga bagay na iyon na evidence ko against my ex husband? Di po ba ako makakasuhan sa paghahacked ng fb account?
Adelaimar C Arias-Jose
is a Legal expert in the Philippines
As I said before, kahit na anong object (like pictures) or statements (like text messages or chat messages or private messages on facebook, kahit nga posts on timelines and emails) may be used as evidence in any case.
Iyong na nga lang, the use of these kinds of evidence may or may not prove the facts of your case. Bale, it depends on what you want to prove using those pictures and statement. If you want to prove that your husband is carrying on extra-marital affairs, then his chat messages to girlfriends may prove that he has had sex with those women. It depends upon what they say and how they say it. For instance, if in a chat message, nagpapasalamat ang lalaki sa babae for the pleasure of having sex with her and the girl responds that the pleasure was all hers -- that could be taken to mean that they indeed had sexual intercourse. But if, for example, the text message states something like a wish on the guy's part and the girl responds: "Sige nga." This does not prove that they actually had sex. It proves that the guy solicited sex and the girl was willing. It can prove that they were flirting with each other but it doesn't prove that they actually had sex.
So, ang abogado mo pa rin talaga ang makapag-sasabi kung ang mga bagay na ito, kapag iprinisenta mo sa husgado, ay makapagpapa-lakas ng iyong kaso, o makasisira dito. This is a question only your lawyer can answer.
Maureen Diaz
is in the Philippines
Madaming salamat po ulit sa inyong advise Atty. Bimbi,malaki ng tulong po ang inyong opinion sa amin. More power po sa inyo at God bless po.

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Adelaimar C Arias-Jose

I am a graduate of the UP College of Law. Member of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines since 1995. I am currently involved in private practice in criminal, civil and labor law.
Profession: Lawyer
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