City stress is prime marriage breaker

[mamistahay]

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City stress is prime marriage breaker

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ONE out of two petitions for annulment of church marriages comes from Metro Manila, likely because of more stressful life in the city.

"City life is always full of difficulties for married couples. In the provinces, they are more close knit," Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Oscar Cruz said yesterday.

Cruz is chair of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines’ National Appellate Matrimonial Tribunal which reviews the rulings of church courts.

Cruz said 150 to 200 annulment cases reach the appellate tribunal yearly, half of which come from Metro Manila. He said 75 percent of the petitions are usually granted annulment.

Cruz said annulment cases are usually processed in one or two years.

He said there are nine church courts in the country. These are in Metro Manila, Baguio, Nueva Caceres, Bulacan, Antipolo, Pasig, Novaliches, Pampanga, and Cebu.

"Ang problem namin ay kulang ang tribunal na operational. Mahirap kasi yung trabaho and you need a lot of time to work on it," he said.

He said members of the tribunals must have doctoral degrees.

The lower courts usually try first at working out a reconciliation. Counseling is provided to the couples.

If both parties refuse reconciliation, the case is "tried." If the decision is for annulment, the case automatically goes to the appellate tribunal for review.

If the decision is against annulment, a party can appeal to the tribunal.

If the lower court grants annulment but is reversed by the tribunal, the case goes to Rome.

Cruz said an annulment petition is usually lodged in the diocese were the marriage was solemnized. The residence of the parties is also taken into consideration.

Cruz said most couples filing for annulment belong to the middle class. – Czeriza Valencia

[mamistahay]

Not only nga mo apply ni sa marriage bisan pod sa uyab uyab pa. Ang stress of everyday living maka affect sad sa relationship. Dali ra ka masuko, dali ra ka saputon. Plus medyo dili ka kampante kung asa na ang imo loves basin nag suroy suroy na sa mall lain ang gikauban.

[ritsche villadolid]

Not only nga mo apply ni sa marriage bisan pod sa uyab uyab pa. Ang stress of everyday living maka affect sad sa relationship. Dali ra ka masuko, dali ra ka saputon. Plus medyo dili ka kampante kung asa na ang imo loves basin nag suroy suroy na sa mall lain ang gikauban.

yup u'r right mami