Wanting an Annulment due to Personality differences. No Third Party. Im 31, He's 34. April 2018-We met in Dubai. Never

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Customer: Wanting an Annulment due to Personality differences. No Third Party.
Im 31, He's 34.
April 2018-We met in Dubai.
Never been living together. No Children. No properties.
August 2019-Married at Seychelles (hoping to speed up our NZ application)
November 2019-He went to Philippines and I was left in Dubai til pandemic happened.
March 2022-Reunited & Currently staying in New Zealand. (No intimate contact since we reunited.)
JA: What steps have you taken? Have you filed any papers in family court?
Customer: No
JA: Have you talked to a lawyer about this yet?
Customer: No
JA: Is there anything else the Lawyer should know before I connect you? Rest assured that they'll be able to help you.
Customer: No
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Hi My name is ***** ***** I am a New Zealand lawyer based in Wellington with more than 42 years of experience. I am here to help with your questions.
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Under New Zealand Family Law the only grounds for dissolving a marriage are that you have been separated for two years. There are no other ways to dissolve the marriage

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what am I gonna do?
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You can choose to separate at any time and start the division of property. You don’t need to wait for the dissolution of the marriage to do that. But you must wait two years after separation before the dissolution
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we dont share a property
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We were married in Seychelles and I registered it in my home country which is the Philippines
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You can leave whenever you want-its just the two years before you can apply for dissolution. It does not matter where you were married, as the New Zealand Family Court will recognise the marriage

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is the court will ask for any proof that we never live together for 2 years?
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When you file the application, you file an affidavit which says when you separated. That is all the evidence you need, and the dissolution is made on the papers filed, and you do not need to go to court

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if i file an applocation for divorce here in the New Zealand will it reflect in the Philippines as well?
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after 2 years of not living together, how longer is the dissolution will take effect?
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It normally takes a couple of months to apply for the dissolution and the order to be made, after you have been separated for two years. The order dissolving the marriage will be binding and all overseas countries, including the Philippines
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