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Are you afraid of your wife? Does she verbally abuse you, or critizice you and you never do anything right. Does she beat you up if you are late in coming home? Does she threaten you with violence? You may be a battered husband.
Are you willing to come out in the open? Please do, Republic Act 9262 has to be amended to include the protection of men from violence aside from women and children.
Most of you suffer in silence. Why ? Are you ashamed that you married an abuser. Do not be. SPEAK OUT NOW. ACCORDING TO ONE FILIPINO CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST, who interviewed victims of abuse nationwide, for every two(2) battered women, there is one(1) battered man. The psychologist said perhaps the violence we see in our society from men, partly reflects that they suffer in silence because of the supposed MACHO IMAGE. A MACHO MAN does not cry, does not show his weakness , his vulnerability. Personally , if a man cries, he is a real man. He is not afraid to show his hurts, his emotions. If you allow the abuse to continue, you increase the tension and conflict in your personal life.
Dear Doctor, could the number of strokes and heart attack in our society be reflective of this hidden abuse , aside from wrong lifestyle choices. Conflict resolution and training ourselves to resolve conflict properly and civilly should be part of everyones upbringing. SPEAK OUT BATTERED MEN. A MACHO MAN SPEAKS OUT HIS HURTS, HIS FEELINGS , HIS ASPIRATIONS AND CONFRONTS HIS PROBLEMS NOT RUN AWAY FROM THEM.
I received queries on legal separation. This is a relief available to married persons who want to change their property regime. You remain married to each other.
You have to submit the inventory of your conjugal property and you and your spouse
agreed on the proposed division of property, if no agreement then the court will rule considering if there are minor children or not, what are the needs of children etc. If you have any creditors they have to be informed of the petition. You may have children who are of minor age, a proposed support system and custody will also be ruled on by the court.
Of course there is legal separation wherein the other spouse does not agree to the separation, the court will still rule on your request, addressed to the courts’ sound discretion.
There are grounds for legal separation in the family code.
A pre-nuptial agreement if any must be presented to the court, so that the court can proceed from what is stated there in.
The case is filed in the city where the petitioner lives.
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