I want to know about divorce, im a filipina & married to filipino married occur in philippines but we are both living

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You can apply for the marriage to be dissolved even though you were married overseas. Once you have been separated you can apply to the Family Court for an order dissolving your marriage

Many people apply for the divorce themselves as you do not really need a lawyer

You will need to fill out the forms which you can download from the ministry of justice, and you can both complete the forms and apply jointly. You will need either the original marriage certificate or a certified copy, and if you had a separation agreement you need a copy of that. The filing fee is $211.50, and the joint application takes one to 2 months. You don't need to go to court because it is done on the papers

https://www.justice.govt.nz/family/separation-divorce/apply-for-a-divorce/when-you-both-agree/

That is the link to get the papers

You don't really need a separation agreement. You can apply for a divorce on the grounds that you verbally agreed to separate on a particular date

Yes, that will be needed

Great! Happy to help when needed

Anyone who lives here can use this process for divo

You can reach agreement about the children separately from the divorce as under New Zealand family law they are usually resolved after separation. You can negotiate with your husband as to the care arra

You can use your maiden name any time you want. Under New Zealand law you don’t need to change your name when you get married so you can use it now

Ok