Help! Attention: my ex-husband!

I've been legally single since the beginning of this year (please refer to my previous posts on this). Unfortunately, until now I could not use my maiden name in my government transactions yet as I don't have the necessary papers to support my change of name. It takes a long process. (Sigh!)

One of the requirements needed is the certificate of finality of decision to be obtained from the regional trial court where my annulment was filed and decided upon. I requested for such document thru my lawyer, Atty. Azura. But until now, I still didn't receive it. According to Atty. Azura, my ex-husband has not yet fully paid the filing/certification fee of P1,000+.

I understand why my ex-husband would no longer cooperate on paying the necessary fees and all. There is no reason anymore for him to get intimidated (as what I did before just to force him to cooperate and pay for the annulment fees).

Well, that's just his unconscious way of showing of who he really is! Now, back to my dilemma, I need help! Anybody, please!

It's Confirmed, I'm Single... Again?

To those who are asking: yes, my marriage is finally over. I got the judgment on my annulment case just this January. Actually, there is no marriage to speak of from the very beginning. That is, if I am correct in interpreting the phrase, "null and void ab initio", from the dispositive portion of the decision. Hence, should I say, "I was never been married"?

Speaking of decision, I'll be posting some of its excerpts soon!

Keep posted! :)

My ATM Card

I was browsing through my ATM transaction slips when I remember that sometime ago, in the year 2004 to be exact, something happened to my ATM card while I was away.

My ex-husband and I were still together then. We went to Cebu for a vacation. We left my house and my car to the care of my ex-brother-in-law (my ex-husband's youngest brother). I did not realize then that my LBP ATM card fell from my bag while I was in the car right before we departed for Cebu.

Upon our return to Butuan, I was relieved when I found that my ATM card was at the passenger seat of my car. To my surprise, my account balance was decreased by P1000 (don't laugh. P1000 was still A LOT then). I then inquired from LBP-Butuan. That ever gracious staff (thanks to her) revealed that indeed there was a cash withdrawal made from my account at the LBP-Butuan ATM machine... WHILE I WAS IN CEBU.

So, who was the culprit? I then remember that weeks ago before that incident, I oftentimes requested my ex-brother-in-law to withdraw money from my account. Hence, he knew my ATM PIN. And nobody knew my ATM PIN, not even my ex-husband (as I don't trust him that much), except me and my ex-brother-in-law.

So, to repeat the question, who was the culprit?

Trooping to the RTC

Last January 4, I got a text from somebody congratulating me for the positive result of my annulment case. Since the sender's mobile number is unregistered (I changed cp, by the way), I immediately assumed it was from my lawyer. I texted back that I might drop by the Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch I as I was still in Butuan then.

When I was about to ask for my copy of the decision, I was told that the said document was already in the possession of my lawyer. It turned out it that it was not my lawyer who texted me. Never mind the identity, lest I might be cited for contempt. (ha?)

Fast forward: I got the document.. not from RTC Branch I but from the one who texted me. Who gave it to me is no longer relevant. I was given specific instruction not to tell anybody.

For now, I am awaiting for the end of that endless 15-day period. When would that be? I'm wondering...

i love you, my goodbye

if my memory serves me right, it was a week before christmas day when i texted my lawyer about the status of my annulment case. i was surprised to know that it was still pending at the regional trial court, meaning, the decision was not yet forwarded to the solgen (solicitor general) for concurrence.

my lawyer then promised to have it sent to solgen. that means, i would have to wait for another fifteen (15) working days from the day it was supposedly received by the solgen.

i could not wait for that moment when i will be using my maiden name again. i am so excited! i love it! my goodbye! :)