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Abstract

Marriage in the Philippines is greatly valued by the state and frowns on the idea of
dissolving it once the marriage has been celebrated as the state sees marriage as the foundation of
the family life and vows to protect the foundation of the most basic unit of the society. Such stance
of the state which aims to protect the marriage from being dissolved has taken its toll on the
individual members of the family who has been constantly abused or abandoned by their spouse
or parent and cannot escape the nightmare due to the inadequacy of existing legal remedies to
address their problems. In order to provide a competent remedy to this problem, it is high time for
our nation to change their stance and to consider the idea of legalizing divorce in our country. The
intent of this thesis is to advocate the legalization of divorce as an alternative solution to annulment
which is costly and does not provide remedies for cases of abandonment, irreparability of the
marital relationship, and especially domestic abuse which is rampant in our society. Also, this
thesis aims to give an insight on the positive effects that divorce can bring to the aggrieved party
or to his/her family and is planned to be cheaper and more liberal in interpretation in order for
those of the middle/lower class to be able to avail this legal remedy without spending hundreds of
thousands and waiting for years just to be able to walk out of their dysfunctional relationships.