Divorce and Question Marks — 2 VIEWPOINTS Archbishop Oscar V. Cruz 09/09/2010

Divorce and Question Marks — 2

VIEWPOINTS

Archbishop Oscar V. Cruz

09/09/2010
Ouestion 3: Would it be consonant with the dictates of reason and the principle of justice to reward with a divorce decree not only the victim but also the culprit according the proposed grounds for absolute divorce?

It is said that an absolute divorce may be obtained on the ground of a given crime, an errant behavior, a disagreeable option, and the like. In any of these cases, the freedom to remarry through divorce favors not only the victim but also the culprit.

Or is it simply a matter of alimony or support imposed on the guilty spouse? In this case, the moneyed people are favored as they are capable of giving as much money demanded by as many “ex-wives” and “ex-families” possible. And what if the spouse proven guilty cannot afford to pay the imposed alimony? Would this party be also allowed to remarry as well, allowed to divorce again, and again leave former spouses and children without support?

If the proponents of the absolute divorce legislation really want to strengthen the family as claimed, by preventing marital infidelity, abandonment, attempt at the life of a spouse and the like, they should rather be more serious in penalizing these crimes as provided by law — crime which sad to say, are covered by very dead laws in Philippines society..... MORE

Source:  The Daily Tribune

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