My Filipino fiancée introduced me to a couple , man Australian , gf Filipino. He had brought her to Australia. The gf told my fiancée she was going to take the Aussie man’s house once she had the legal power after marriage. I said strongly that we ought to warn the man of his gf’s intention. My fiancée would not give me his contacts , she sided with his gf And that was enough for me to dump her. One doesn’t keep a venomous snake in the bedroom
Having learned the hard way that they don't love their petitioners, that it's all about their indebtedness to the "family", that the $imps who do petition often could not attract a hot young lady anywhere in the world, and that it's purely transactional, I suggest No Man ever marry. If a man is "loved" it's purely passion based (it's cope delusion to believe otherwise). Wheat Waffles channel explains if there's any questions.
@@bobbruce4135 yes, the girls are trained to express everlasting gratitude for being born. , “ utang loob “. They even have a common saying admonishing wives not to be overly attached to their husband
Both, you guys have terrible perspectives on the world, I’m not saying there aren’t bad women out there but there’s got to be good girls too. That’just wants a guy that provides and will treat them right
@@alfredopampanga9356 best explanation in the whole internet about the culture and crap mentality over there . For the only privilege and the effort their alcoholic father do to push his dick inside to a black hole , then the poor little baby who born after are in dept for life. All business fail in phillphinnes , best business out there is to make baby s . Is a 20+ years investment, untill they start work, if you have 12 kids , the lazy ones will be classified as a "failed investment" and the working in dubai, kuwait, saudi, usa ones as a " successful investment". Unfortunately me i come from a family with 2 kids ( me and my bro) with some similarities in parents mindset like filipino, even i am born in east europe. I was born with the purpose , so my parents can get a home from the communism in the early 80's, and more benefits and advantages for my silly parents for owning a kid or 2 . I hate this crab crap mentality , fuck parents like that. I emigrate to spain in 2004 as a 20 years old guy , and now in uk . They don't even think or do something good for you , but every accomplishment in life , is their accomplishment also coz they are the parents. But the problem with these filipina is they bite the hand who help them, when they come to the west , they forget who help them , become arrogant and very dangerous as a partner , and they plan diabolic stuff. The problem is these lonely simps from the west still think filipina is good wife, conservative, good wife, untill they move them to the west and some of them get used and cheated and even killed by her lovely filipina coz they don't agree to the " help the lazy ones " back home.
There is nothing wrong in the getting divorced part. What is wrong and unfair is the 50/50 distribution of assets that she didn't even help to attain before you met her... Yes, don't get married!
Maybe if you want kids, but in 2023 even that is questionable. For practical purposes ... No good reasons to get married. And as you said, living together cohabitation laws are a real threat. Prenups are commonly challenged in court and are not in any way guaranteed to be enforced. No one would enter into a business arrangement where someone could take 50%+ of your assets at any time for any reason, yet that is exactly what marriage is.
Amen. This is US info but worth considering as this is the direction things will likely go: I looked into marrying two (non-Filipina) gals post my first marital disaster (I had a 20 year marriage so not a total disaster). Pre-nups are not in any way shape or form a guarantee. 7 states in the US won't even honor one "you said til death do you part waah". The remaining 43 states, oh, they'll honor the prenup... unless they deem it inequitable. Guess where men, esp. White men, stand in the whole partaking of 'equity' analysis. Can you imagine being a landlord with a tenant and the court will only enforce the rent if they deem it fair? Insanity. My advice: neither a bridegroom or a cohabitator be.
Marriage anywhere in the world could be construed as a risk-reward proposition. Once upon a time filipino laws did favor the foreigner over the nationals. it was called colonialism lol
Stuff marriage or cohabitation. In Australia, it don't matter how bulletproof the contract, they get thrown out of court. So if you have a contract in the Philippines, it will be invalid if you move to Australia. In Australia the man pays her leagal cost to be taken to the cleaners. These contracts in Australia were once valid, then, they changed the laws, so they have an expiry date & get thrown out of court unless you give the other partner the family home & half you other assets. WARNING JUST DON'T GET MARRIED OR COHABTATE in Australia. Remember contract becomes invalid the moment your country changes the law to make those contracts invalid.
This is misleading--you need to research this more. I do agree that a prenup is a good idea before getting married but remember, this new divorce thing for the Philippines has various conditions for submission. One of those is for the husband and wife to be separated for 5 years before the divorce petition can be submitted. Also, the "lose everything" comment is also very misleading--it applies to assets (property, money, etc.) that one has in the Philippines and NOT what the guy has in his home country (like USA). Remember, a Philippines court has no jurisdiction in the USA. If a Philippines court were to try to request assets from any of my USA banks, property or investments (stocks, etc), they would be ignored by those US institutions as only an American court has jurisdiction on this. Another point I'll make is that it's been said on many channels that foreigners can't own land in the Philippines (to build a house) and that only the wife's name will be recognized on that property. That hasn't changed and is like it's always been, so the wife really owns their house & land regardless of the man paying for 100% of it, even if his name is also on the title. That's another reason many recommend just renting--when the lease runs out, just walk away and find another rental. Also, lets remember that an American man married to a woman from the Philippines is NOT a citizen of the USA just because she married him and therefore doesn't have the same "rights" as an American woman would if she was the wife. Having a 5 years of separation requirement for divorce in the Philippines will likely "slow down" the emotionally triggered situations that American women have to quickly divorce their partner.
Not if, as our good Host suggested... or hinted... she makes an accusation about something that never happened, and this something happens to be a violent act of one sort or another. In that case, the expat may find himself unable to go anywhere for a few years.@@jonb3189
Men need to stop watching the ‘glossy everything is paradise in the Philippines’ videos and watch more realistic videos….time to smarten up men….well done video 😊
I suspect that a pre-nup will be ruled null and void in favour of the Filipina ... anyone relying on that for safety is a fool. The smartest move would be to not have any assets in the PH and have an escape pack ready for a fast exit should your partner begin a process that would end with the seizure of your assets. I doubt a foreign court could compel anyone to give up assets to a Filipina, especially if the relationship was boyfriend and girlfriend. So, don't get married, it will make life less complicated.
i think it was the Filipina Pea speaking with her lawyer friend, the lawyer said if your money is not in the Philippines she can't get her hands on it.
Untrue, Australia has a reciprocal agreement with the Philippines. Australia men pay child support to philipino woman living in the Philippines. My own country throws men under the bus.
It was passed by a Senate panel not the full Senate. It has to be voted on by the Senate and the house and not vetoed by Marcos. It's an uphill battle. PS I'm glad you're back. Don't leave us again.😉
Marcos will aprove it. He is the first filipino president totally agreed with usa democrat party and who wants to make legal murder filipinos before birth.
It seems like if a foreign man has sizable assets in the Philippines, he should not get married. Instead of cohabitating, it might be better for her to keep her own place to live. A boarding room is 1500 to 2k pesos or about 30 to 40 dollars and a decent studio apartment is 5 to 6k pesos or about 100 to 120 dollars. Small price to pay to stay out of trouble. If the relationship doesn't work out, she still has her own place to live.
Many US state say everything owned before marriage is not marital property! Anything inherited is not marital property. Everything after marriage is. I see no way anyone could say that’s not fair!! I would hope the PI see it this way.
After seven figure divorce number one, I am never ever ever ever getting married again!!! What an insane law. I have assets in nine countries. No f#@king way I’m ever getting f@#ked by a woman again. If she ever tries palimony, I’m on the first flight out of the Philippines. I can afford to live anywhere in the world. I’m not trapped by finances.
I am a financially free US citizen in my thirties, early retired with significant real estate assets in the US only. I'm curious how you chose other countries to diversify assets to and can you give me some tips?
In order to avoid a lot these potential complications, the first step an expat must take is to THOROUGHLY vet the woman he is considering committing to. Do not dismiss or ignore red flags, too many men let their lower brain do the thinking and look past all these warning signs of trouble in the making. It is best to maintain a mindset of abundance, don't go falling for the first one you meet or hops into bed with you. Slow your roll gentlemen....take your time and really get to know your Filipina before escalating things to live-in partner or marriage. Once you do find a good one (and they exist, you just have to look for her), then proceed with sharing your lives together.
Thanks for the video Paul - good to see you getting back into it. Probably a good stress release from work. Geez, so many big risks in marriage - i'd rather stay away from it. I've heard Filipinas totally changing (for the worse) after marriage. I received a relatively sizable inheritance, which has allowed me to cut back from work, and take things a bit easier. Plan has been to be financially independent, including country arbitrage (lowering cost base by living in cheaper countries). With the 3 yr tourist visa in Phil, it has made it an attractive option, as i'm too young (43) to get most retirement visas. I don't want to offend filipinos, but i still question the validility and strength of legal documents (in Phil), especially when they protect a foreigner - it can be the wild west out there. I couldn't live with myself if i lost my family wealth (money that my family worked very hard for), to a woman. I see myself as a trustee of it, and i want to make sure i pass it onto my daughter (just as i also received it), while i live off the yield from it. I also couldn't imagine having to go back to the corporate world if i lost the money - even if i wanted to go back, the further you go along in early retirement, the more unemployable you can become ( of course there are many exceptions). I think marriage for me is a hard NO.
I learned the hard way years ago, to never petition a "bride". I later learned all Fil-West "love" is conditional upon how much of a windfall the female believes she can derive from the relationship. They don't want live in and snipped as no windfall. Even if paying a decent $ugar price to the lady. They want that ring, visa abroad and lottery win in court.
No need to get married at my age and no live in either. Better to be best friends and keep the friendship as strong as long as possible, nothing lasts forever especially a man 67 years old like myself.
I hope I'm wrong, but when the divorce law passes, there will be a lot of Expats...who thought everything wasfine in their marriage, only to get served with divorce papers from their newly educated Filipina wife. Imagine the Expats already living an austure but reasonably comfortable life in the Phils to suddenly losing half theiri assets and income and trying to survive. Scary.
I'll research, but i wonder how much reach the Philippine legal system has in distributing assets held in Western Countries ie houses, stocks, cash etc in the US, Candad, UK, Europe, Australia etc?
My German wife filed for divorce after 23 years marriage. She said she wanted her own space, I lost EVERYTHING , so its just the same in many other countries, the man is also f#cked. I ended up going to China with one suitcase of clothes and 3000 Euros.
If the Married is Mixed Races and living inside the Philippines-- chances of getting anything from the Filipina Wives are .... Needed by the Lawyers to get half of your investment maybe.
Interesting upload, cheers Paul! Am I missing something here though? IF any wife over there wanted a divorce, then I would just up sticks take what ever I could(ok I may lose a home, car etc but like in your example..still hv my 400k in the bank) and fly away to another country. It's virtually impossible for them to find you and you could start again in another country far, far away..easy ;)
I haven't really watched you since you kind of went back to America broke up with your girl I'm really happy to see you guys are back together and married that's great she's a wonderful woman
There some good points made... especially regarding Citizenship in another country like the US.. Marriage to someone from another country, doesn't make you a Citizen of that country, so therefore you do have less rights... Took my Aunt over 20 years to get her US citizenship, after being married to a Texan for over 30 years... Still need to have your head screwed on..with regards to marriage...🙏
Under the Family Code of Philippines Civil Law (art. 147), upon living with your gf for 5 yrs, she acquires all the rights and protections afforded a spouse. That's a good thing, in my book. So the advice 'just don't get married' is kinda silly. Westerners will recognize this as 'common law marriage' but the Philippines has no such verbiage or concept.
Firstly, the divorce bill is not likely to pass. But why risk divorce. Biblical marriage is God's way. Marriage in the bible simply consists of a man and a woman, with the consent of the woman's father or guardian, living together and attempting procreation. No vows, no priest, no rituals, no prayers, no pronouncement, no license, no registration. 😊
Okay that's just like here in the United States. Nothing new to us.. But now the Expats will have the same fate in the ph..owelp🤷🏾♂️ Becareful fellas..
Hope you took your own advise Paul and Mia. Also try and arrange your mic so that you look straight at the camera, it is a little offputting with you looking to the side.
My Filipino is teacher at the highest level in the Philippines for 30 years super hard working she never stops owns 3 mountains plantations most educated women in the Philippines don't need your money they have something money can't buy Morals. Love. Honour.etc etc etc. I've never met a western women ever with these traits and I've been married many times throughout the world
Stopped watching at 4:18 "Talk to a lawyer"... "there are two flavors blah blah" Guess what? WAY too complicated. Feels like the US. Cash and prizes is what I'm trying to escape. ;) As in the US, Filipinas will have to get used to high value guys who under NO circumstances will get married. Hey marry a poor guy... Live on love.
This guy can show up in a national radio channel in Philippines and will be very successful. Remembered me the good times of radio in America. Congratulations fella.
Not all women in PH are high-value women. And certainly many expats are not high-value either. But if you are a high-value man who meets and marries a high-value Filipina, you are going to be one very happy husband and wife.
Keep the majority of your assets in the US. Don’t buy a house or property. Or if you do buy a property, make sure it is very small. Some parts of the country, you can buy 200m2 for 200k to 400k. Yes it is very small, but you can walk away and not lose everything. Call it a learning experience. I know. Some of us can’t even lose this much. It sounds crazy to me too buy to much. Some Pinay want marriage, the majority, but there are a few that do not require it. Yes, i have been hypnotized by young beautiful Pinay. Never give more than you can afford to lose. It is difficult, but we have to learn to say no. We have big hearts. These subjects scare me.
Keep your assets in an LLC, never reveal the name of the LLC to your wife, keep the papers in a safety deposit box. Difficult to protect assets from a foreign wife other than don't get got married. You need to represent her and you, and that's the first thing they'll attack, saying you got her a shitty attorney. Don't build a house for their family like a simp! Are you a dumbass who has to learn the hard way? Do you need to have your life savings squashed to learn how life is? "This is not gonna happen to me..." Believe me, people change, and when desperate situation like being broke again, you might even get murdered in Phils. Make a Will in the Phils that says if you die from accident, homicide or poisoning, nobody gets nothing. And give that to you Filipina, the family will read that and might save your life.
Not sure if this can work with a foreign partner? #1 the foreign partner can’t own land in the PI. How could you split something you can’t own. I have heard if your Filipino partner dies and they own a home you have 1yr to sell it. If they have children the children get 1/2 the value of the house. I don’t think a U.S. bank can be told what to do by the PI
For anyone curious if there is divorce in the philippines YES! for hundreds of years but solely for islamic faith, if it worries you about divorce and marriage having kids outside of marriage is acceptable in the society overthinking about future is not healthy for anyone, filipinos have a relax lifestyle and mostly not interested about riches and wealth. Avoid greedy women of any nationality you will find happiness.
Great content Paul! Just like the US it will no fault divorce soon. No marriage for me. It’s not worth it. Peace of mind is my highest priority. I have never married. Those that asked what’s wrong with me when I was younger later said how did I get so smart? People change over years. In a country with desperation, and changing roles, the risk isn’t worth it. The older we get the less availability for mistakes financially and otherwise. BTW, I’m a subscriber.
If you have your assets in a foreign trust in a country like the Cook Islands, that may be smart. Obviously get a lawyer to set up a way to protect yourself. A lot of countries are now ruling that if you live with a woman, you are married by common law, no ceremony, no ring, etc.
I know a couple going through this now been two years judge just set the prenup aside because it wasn’t read to her or given to her to read few days before like you said get leafed advice. only at the attorney had office hours before they got married in the USA. Now this guy is going through hell house and condo in Philippines a home in. USA after they got married. He was stupid she asked him for the properties in The Philippines he keeps two home in USA and she wanted 20,000 us. He now wished he just gave her the money.
Couple of problems here. Getting married in the first place. But if you must, Prenup too soon before marriage. No legal representation for wife before prenup. Taking her to the States. Then you got, No guarantees, laws change, laws already against the Man, judges decide, lawyer fees, win or lose. 50/50 chance the parachute opens no thanks . my 2 cents.
So if you have a prenup, and you part ways, does your partner leave with what she came into the relationship with? Or is there some negotiation prior to signing?
How is this a big risk if Philippines courts don't have jurisdiction in other countries? If most of your assets are overseas then limited risk. Am I missing something.? Granted assets in the Philippines are under risk.
@@alfredopampanga9356 oh. Easy part #2. Don't have them stay full time at your spot. Visits and month to month only 🤣. One step further: find people on or just below your level. The disparity is what drives future resentment/ disagreement.
Paul, have you researched NDAs (Non Disclosure Agreements)? Are they available in the Philippines? Not that I'm anyone 'important', but some celebrities in the US have the girls they date sign NDAs. I heard Leo Decaprio does ... maybe the reason he's never been MeTooed. Not even thinking about marriage, just trying to protect myself if/when things go south with girls I date.
This has caused me to change my plans. I was thinking about moving to the Philippines, and maybe finding a wife. Well now, if I do move there, I will never marry.
There are many good women in the Philippines, if you find someone and intend to stay in the Philippines with her then their is no need to get married, however if you plan to travel with her outside the Philippines, then being married would make it a lot easier. A prenup can protect most of your assets.
I THOUGHT FILIPINAS WERE TRUST WORTH AND LOYAL ? ISN'T THAT WHAT A THE VLOGGERS TRY TO SELL YOU ? ESPECIALLY THE FILIPINA VLOGGERS. THE PROBLEM IS ALL THE FOREIGNERS WHO BUY IT. WHY ? BECAUSE ALL THE VLOGGERS TOLD THEM SO. L.O.L. 😂🤣😂 I THOUGHT THERE WAS NO SUCH THING AS DIVORCE IN THE PHILIPPINES ?
There is good, bad and ugly in the Philippines, but I would say women in the Philippines are generally of a much higher quality both in character and looks. Bad apples everywhere
You don't need lawyers, you don't need prenups, all a man needs to do is simply place this one simple character in front of all of his male services: $ No woman will be interested. Period.
For those who say there shouldn't be divorce in the Philippines...what about the women who have had husbands that have cheated and abandon their wife and then start familys with other women...is it fair for that woman to be struck in a paper marriage with a man she hasnt seen in 10 years...is it fair to deny that woman another chance with life to be happy with a man who truely loves her...there has to be a way to free these people stuck in a paper marriage....everybody deserves happiness and to be able to find love again in life
@paulsasianadventure8050 alot of these woman are very young when they get married...the man says he in in love with them and gets them pregnant..then they get married...then the man cheats and leaves..finds another woman on another island and starts another family...mean while the woman is left alone with no support for the kid...because of her mistake the women then has to live her life alone with no possibility of starting a new life with someone who would love her...how is it fair to condemn a person to live their life without a loving partner because they made a mistake when they were not much more than a kid...the no divorce law in the Philippines is just cruel...their law is guided by a church that covered up their priest abusing and raping young boys... everybody deserves a second chance to have a loving partner and to be happy in their life.
Divorce Law is advantage for those Foreigners who are paying the 90% of the Annulment Law Procedures in the Philippines. The 5% is done by few especially Actors and Actresses Marriage Couples
Prenuptial agreement 🤝 for any Foreigners who are going with the Filipinas is okay. And with Lawyers Signature. No More fuss and Dramas especially we all know that any Foreigners Men has a Changeable Minds especially that their Freedom to choose that makes them Happy 😁 and not a Stressful Marital Lives with Filipinas especially the Finances are all well prepared
Why is it that the odds are stacked against you as a man? As far as I'm concerned, it's discriminatory. It's worse than the United States. You know as well as I do that 30% of the marriages will end up in divorce. I was going to retire there but not now!
Paul you and Mia’s individual channels are two of my favorites to watch. My question if even if you think you have the right partner and I know as humans our opinions do change but do you think it would still be bad to bring a Filipina to America to live versus another Asian country option?
Wow, good eye-opening video. The good part of divorce that I was thinking is that you don't have to be worried about going to jail for dating a married women. Divorce is also good for the woman because she isn't shunned by, at least, the expat community for being married. I didn't consider all the laws in favor of the Filipina as mentioned here. I came over with rose colored glasses 2 months ago and now wear night vision goggles.
My Filipino fiancée introduced me to a couple , man Australian , gf Filipino. He had brought her to Australia. The gf told my fiancée she was going to take the Aussie man’s house once she had the legal power after marriage.
I said strongly that we ought to warn the man of his gf’s intention. My fiancée would not give me his contacts , she sided with his gf
And that was enough for me to dump her. One doesn’t keep a venomous snake in the bedroom
Good for you brother! You did a smart thing... next would have been you.
Having learned the hard way that they don't love their petitioners, that it's all about their indebtedness to the "family", that the $imps who do petition often could not attract a hot young lady anywhere in the world, and that it's purely transactional, I suggest No Man ever marry. If a man is "loved" it's purely passion based (it's cope delusion to believe otherwise). Wheat Waffles channel explains if there's any questions.
@@bobbruce4135 yes, the girls are trained to express everlasting gratitude for being born. , “ utang loob “. They even have a common saying admonishing wives not to be overly attached to their husband
Both, you guys have terrible perspectives on the world, I’m not saying there aren’t bad women out there but there’s got to be good girls too. That’just wants a guy that provides and will treat them right
@@alfredopampanga9356 best explanation in the whole internet about the culture and crap mentality over there .
For the only privilege and the effort their alcoholic father do to push his dick inside to a black hole , then the poor little baby who born after are in dept for life.
All business fail in phillphinnes , best business out there is to make baby s .
Is a 20+ years investment, untill they start work, if you have 12 kids , the lazy ones will be classified as a "failed investment" and the working in dubai, kuwait, saudi, usa ones as a " successful investment".
Unfortunately me i come from a family with 2 kids ( me and my bro) with some similarities in parents mindset like filipino, even i am born in east europe.
I was born with the purpose , so my parents can get a home from the communism in the early 80's, and more benefits and advantages for my silly parents for owning a kid or 2 .
I hate this crab crap mentality , fuck parents like that.
I emigrate to spain in 2004 as a 20 years old guy , and now in uk .
They don't even think or do something good for you , but every accomplishment in life , is their accomplishment also coz they are the parents.
But the problem with these filipina is they bite the hand who help them, when they come to the west , they forget who help them , become arrogant and very dangerous as a partner , and they plan diabolic stuff.
The problem is these lonely simps from the west still think filipina is good wife, conservative, good wife, untill they move them to the west and some of them get used and cheated and even killed by her lovely filipina coz they don't agree to the " help the lazy ones " back home.
There is nothing wrong in the getting divorced part. What is wrong and unfair is the 50/50 distribution of assets that she didn't even help to attain before you met her...
Yes, don't get married!
Maybe if you want kids, but in 2023 even that is questionable. For practical purposes ... No good reasons to get married. And as you said, living together cohabitation laws are a real threat. Prenups are commonly challenged in court and are not in any way guaranteed to be enforced. No one would enter into a business arrangement where someone could take 50%+ of your assets at any time for any reason, yet that is exactly what marriage is.
Amen. This is US info but worth considering as this is the direction things will likely go: I looked into marrying two (non-Filipina) gals post my first marital disaster (I had a 20 year marriage so not a total disaster). Pre-nups are not in any way shape or form a guarantee. 7 states in the US won't even honor one "you said til death do you part waah". The remaining 43 states, oh, they'll honor the prenup... unless they deem it inequitable. Guess where men, esp. White men, stand in the whole partaking of 'equity' analysis. Can you imagine being a landlord with a tenant and the court will only enforce the rent if they deem it fair? Insanity.
My advice: neither a bridegroom or a cohabitator be.
Filipino laws absolutely don't favor foreigners and I think any guy that's considering marrying a Filipina is putting himself at risk...
Marriage anywhere in the world could be construed as a risk-reward proposition. Once upon a time filipino laws did favor the foreigner over the nationals. it was called colonialism lol
@@mikefriedman8320What law favored foreigners?
Stuff marriage or cohabitation. In Australia, it don't matter how bulletproof the contract, they get thrown out of court. So if you have a contract in the Philippines, it will be invalid if you move to Australia. In Australia the man pays her leagal cost to be taken to the cleaners.
These contracts in Australia were once valid, then, they changed the laws, so they have an expiry date & get thrown out of court unless you give the other partner the family home & half you other assets.
WARNING JUST DON'T GET MARRIED OR COHABTATE in Australia. Remember contract becomes invalid the moment your country changes the law to make those contracts invalid.
One way or another the legal system devours the man and hands his assets to the woman. The outcome is always the same but the rational changes
This is misleading--you need to research this more. I do agree that a prenup is a good idea before getting married but remember, this new divorce thing for the Philippines has various conditions for submission. One of those is for the husband and wife to be separated for 5 years before the divorce petition can be submitted. Also, the "lose everything" comment is also very misleading--it applies to assets (property, money, etc.) that one has in the Philippines and NOT what the guy has in his home country (like USA). Remember, a Philippines court has no jurisdiction in the USA. If a Philippines court were to try to request assets from any of my USA banks, property or investments (stocks, etc), they would be ignored by those US institutions as only an American court has jurisdiction on this. Another point I'll make is that it's been said on many channels that foreigners can't own land in the Philippines (to build a house) and that only the wife's name will be recognized on that property. That hasn't changed and is like it's always been, so the wife really owns their house & land regardless of the man paying for 100% of it, even if his name is also on the title. That's another reason many recommend just renting--when the lease runs out, just walk away and find another rental. Also, lets remember that an American man married to a woman from the Philippines is NOT a citizen of the USA just because she married him and therefore doesn't have the same "rights" as an American woman would if she was the wife. Having a 5 years of separation requirement for divorce in the Philippines will likely "slow down" the emotionally triggered situations that American women have to quickly divorce their partner.
Great points. From what I have heard your comments are accurate.
My thoughts exactly. And, worst case, you can leave the Philippines for another country.
Well said.
Not if, as our good Host suggested... or hinted... she makes an accusation about something that never happened, and this something happens to be a violent act of one sort or another. In that case, the expat may find himself unable to go anywhere for a few years.@@jonb3189
yeah, i'm going to have to call this video 'fake news' for a number of reasons.
click bait..
Men need to stop watching the ‘glossy everything is paradise in the Philippines’ videos and watch more realistic videos….time to smarten up men….well done video 😊
I suspect that a pre-nup will be ruled null and void in favour of the Filipina ... anyone relying on that for safety is a fool. The smartest move would be to not have any assets in the PH and have an escape pack ready for a fast exit should your partner begin a process that would end with the seizure of your assets. I doubt a foreign court could compel anyone to give up assets to a Filipina, especially if the relationship was boyfriend and girlfriend. So, don't get married, it will make life less complicated.
i think it was the Filipina Pea speaking with her lawyer friend, the lawyer said if your money is not in the Philippines she can't get her hands on it.
I remember she said it's all at risk and to get a prenup.
Untrue, Australia has a reciprocal agreement with the Philippines. Australia men pay child support to philipino woman living in the Philippines. My own country throws men under the bus.
It was passed by a Senate panel not the full Senate. It has to be voted on by the Senate and the house and not vetoed by Marcos. It's an uphill battle. PS I'm glad you're back. Don't leave us again.😉
Marcos will aprove it. He is the first filipino president totally agreed with usa democrat party and who wants to make legal murder filipinos before birth.
It seems like if a foreign man has sizable assets in the Philippines, he should not get married. Instead of cohabitating, it might be better for her to keep her own place to live. A boarding room is 1500 to 2k pesos or about 30 to 40 dollars and a decent studio apartment is 5 to 6k pesos or about 100 to 120 dollars. Small price to pay to stay out of trouble. If the relationship doesn't work out, she still has her own place to live.
Just pump & dump. Then get a surrogate if you want a child.
She can not touch anything in the USA ~ She can not touch my USA pension. Clue guys?
Many US state say everything owned before marriage is not marital property! Anything inherited is not marital property. Everything after marriage is. I see no way anyone could say that’s not fair!! I would hope the PI see it this way.
After seven figure divorce number one, I am never ever ever ever getting married again!!! What an insane law. I have assets in nine countries. No f#@king way I’m ever getting f@#ked by a woman again. If she ever tries palimony, I’m on the first flight out of the Philippines. I can afford to live anywhere in the world. I’m not trapped by finances.
I am a financially free US citizen in my thirties, early retired with significant real estate assets in the US only. I'm curious how you chose other countries to diversify assets to and can you give me some tips?
In order to avoid a lot these potential complications, the first step an expat must take is to THOROUGHLY vet the woman he is considering committing to. Do not dismiss or ignore red flags, too many men let their lower brain do the thinking and look past all these warning signs of trouble in the making. It is best to maintain a mindset of abundance, don't go falling for the first one you meet or hops into bed with you. Slow your roll gentlemen....take your time and really get to know your Filipina before escalating things to live-in partner or marriage. Once you do find a good one (and they exist, you just have to look for her), then proceed with sharing your lives together.
So why did you marry mia as you know that one day you will divorce, it doesnt make sense!
just rent..
never take her to ur own country
never invest more than u can afford to lose
never be worth more dead or alive
its as simple as that
Love this. Screenshoted.
However I think you meant to say never be worth more dead THAN alive ;)
Extremely important! Thank you! Base line: don’t mary!
Who is any? Haha
Thanks for the video Paul - good to see you getting back into it. Probably a good stress release from work. Geez, so many big risks in marriage - i'd rather stay away from it. I've heard Filipinas totally changing (for the worse) after marriage. I received a relatively sizable inheritance, which has allowed me to cut back from work, and take things a bit easier. Plan has been to be financially independent, including country arbitrage (lowering cost base by living in cheaper countries). With the 3 yr tourist visa in Phil, it has made it an attractive option, as i'm too young (43) to get most retirement visas. I don't want to offend filipinos, but i still question the validility and strength of legal documents (in Phil), especially when they protect a foreigner - it can be the wild west out there. I couldn't live with myself if i lost my family wealth (money that my family worked very hard for), to a woman. I see myself as a trustee of it, and i want to make sure i pass it onto my daughter (just as i also received it), while i live off the yield from it. I also couldn't imagine having to go back to the corporate world if i lost the money - even if i wanted to go back, the further you go along in early retirement, the more unemployable you can become ( of course there are many exceptions). I think marriage for me is a hard NO.
I learned the hard way years ago, to never petition a "bride". I later learned all Fil-West "love" is conditional upon how much of a windfall the female believes she can derive from the relationship. They don't want live in and snipped as no windfall. Even if paying a decent $ugar price to the lady. They want that ring, visa abroad and lottery win in court.
Keep thinking that way for yourself and family. 👍🏻🇬🇧
Look into a non-revocable trust.
There's a prenup in the Phils. Just get a reputable law firm, preferably a big firm, to do the paper work.
No need to get married at my age and no live in either. Better to be best friends and keep the friendship as strong as long as possible, nothing lasts forever especially a man 67 years old like myself.
Old news..
I hope I'm wrong, but when the divorce law passes, there will be a lot of Expats...who thought everything wasfine in their marriage, only to get served with divorce papers from their newly educated Filipina wife. Imagine the Expats already living an austure but reasonably comfortable life in the Phils to suddenly losing half theiri assets and income and trying to survive. Scary.
I'll research, but i wonder how much reach the Philippine legal system has in distributing assets held in Western Countries ie houses, stocks, cash etc in the US, Candad, UK, Europe, Australia etc?
Have you gotten a pre/postnup yourself?
If you have - how did your wife take it?
I wonder how all those dudes that got married online during the Pandemic to women they had never actually met are feeling now?
We’re is the link for the other video?
My German wife filed for divorce after 23 years marriage. She said she wanted her own space, I lost EVERYTHING , so its just the same in many other countries, the man is also f#cked. I ended up going to China with one suitcase of clothes and 3000 Euros.
I totally sympathize with you. How is life going for you now in China..?
@@chucksmash1social credit point wise or other pov?
If the Married is Mixed Races and living inside the Philippines-- chances of getting anything from the Filipina Wives are .... Needed by the Lawyers to get half of your investment maybe.
Interesting upload, cheers Paul! Am I missing something here though? IF any wife over there wanted a divorce, then I would just up sticks take what ever I could(ok I may lose a home, car etc but like in your example..still hv my 400k in the bank) and fly away to another country. It's virtually impossible for them to find you and you could start again in another country far, far away..easy ;)
I haven't really watched you since you kind of went back to America broke up with your girl I'm really happy to see you guys are back together and married that's great she's a wonderful woman
There some good points made... especially regarding Citizenship in another country like the US..
Marriage to someone from another country, doesn't make you a Citizen of that country, so therefore you do have less rights...
Took my Aunt over 20 years to get her US citizenship, after being married to a Texan for over 30 years...
Still need to have your head screwed on..with regards to marriage...🙏
It's a shame there was still some things sacred when I was young now women and children are dangerous
Under the Family Code of Philippines Civil Law (art. 147), upon living with your gf for 5 yrs, she acquires all the rights and protections afforded a spouse. That's a good thing, in my book. So the advice 'just don't get married' is kinda silly. Westerners will recognize this as 'common law marriage' but the Philippines has no such verbiage or concept.
Good point, thank you for bringing that up!
Well, ,my plans was to visit PH in 2024 and find a wife BUT just recently decided without am IRON CLAD pre-nup, I am not marrying any Filipina.
Prenup is a must.
Firstly, the divorce bill is not likely to pass. But why risk divorce. Biblical marriage is God's way. Marriage in the bible simply consists of a man and a woman, with the consent of the woman's father or guardian, living together and attempting procreation. No vows, no priest, no rituals, no prayers, no pronouncement, no license, no registration. 😊
it wont pass this time. but they will try again and again. the seed has been planted.
Why would any woman sign a post-nuptial? Zero upside for her, eliminates all protection if a man goes sideways/seeks getting out.
sign or i leave for thailand.
Will Ph marriage law stands , If you were to marry your Filipina in another country but lived in the PH?
The laws of the country you live in is what counts, does not matter where you get married.
Okay that's just like here in the United States.
Nothing new to us..
But now the Expats will have the same fate in the ph..owelp🤷🏾♂️
Becareful fellas..
Hope you took your own advise Paul and Mia. Also try and arrange your mic so that you look straight at the camera, it is a little offputting with you looking to the side.
I assume however, that if all your assets are in the US, that they cannot get to it. Besides, worst case you can leave the country.
If it hasn't passed, it's in the works - you can not leave the country without clearance. I think I saw that on Pea's channel.
I'm curious if Paul has a pre-nup or post-nup now😅 And also when that law will come into effect.
My Filipino is teacher at the highest level in the Philippines for 30 years super hard working she never stops owns 3 mountains plantations most educated women in the Philippines don't need your money they have something money can't buy
Morals. Love. Honour.etc etc etc.
I've never met a western women ever with these traits and I've been married many times throughout the world
Sounds like your a glutton for punishment and a prize plonker 😅
🎉😂
Stopped watching at 4:18 "Talk to a lawyer"... "there are two flavors blah blah"
Guess what? WAY too complicated. Feels like the US. Cash and prizes is what I'm trying to escape. ;)
As in the US, Filipinas will have to get used to high value guys who under NO circumstances will get married.
Hey marry a poor guy... Live on love.
What if you are only living together, can she still get rights to your properties as if you were married?
This guy can show up in a national radio channel in Philippines and will be very successful. Remembered me the good times of radio in America. Congratulations fella.
Keep your majority of your cash assets abroad. Problem solved.
You couldn't pay me to get married to a Filipina in the Philippines.
The level of ridiculousness is downright delusion.
Not all women in PH are high-value women. And certainly many expats are not high-value either. But if you are a high-value man who meets and marries a high-value Filipina, you are going to be one very happy husband and wife.
Keep the majority of your assets in the US. Don’t buy a house or property. Or if you do buy a property, make sure it is very small. Some parts of the country, you can buy 200m2 for 200k to 400k. Yes it is very small, but you can walk away and not lose everything. Call it a learning experience. I know. Some of us can’t even lose this much. It sounds crazy to me too buy to much. Some Pinay want marriage, the majority, but there are a few that do not require it. Yes, i have been hypnotized by young beautiful Pinay. Never give more than you can afford to lose. It is difficult, but we have to learn to say no. We have big hearts. These subjects scare me.
Keep your assets in an LLC, never reveal the name of the LLC to your wife, keep the papers in a safety deposit box. Difficult to protect assets from a foreign wife other than don't get got married. You need to represent her and you, and that's the first thing they'll attack, saying you got her a shitty attorney. Don't build a house for their family like a simp! Are you a dumbass who has to learn the hard way? Do you need to have your life savings squashed to learn how life is? "This is not gonna happen to me..." Believe me, people change, and when desperate situation like being broke again, you might even get murdered in Phils. Make a Will in the Phils that says if you die from accident, homicide or poisoning, nobody gets nothing. And give that to you Filipina, the family will read that and might save your life.
Not sure if this can work with a foreign partner? #1 the foreign partner can’t own land in the PI. How could you split something you can’t own. I have heard if your Filipino partner dies and they own a home you have 1yr to sell it. If they have children the children get 1/2 the value of the house. I don’t think a U.S. bank can be told what to do by the PI
The remedy DON"T GET MARRIED 🤨
For anyone curious if there is divorce in the philippines YES! for hundreds of years but solely for islamic faith, if it worries you about divorce and marriage having kids outside of marriage is acceptable in the society overthinking about future is not healthy for anyone, filipinos have a relax lifestyle and mostly not interested about riches and wealth. Avoid greedy women of any nationality you will find happiness.
Great content Paul! Just like the US it will no fault divorce soon. No marriage for me. It’s not worth it. Peace of mind is my highest priority. I have never married. Those that asked what’s wrong with me when I was younger later said how did I get so smart? People change over years. In a country with desperation, and changing roles, the risk isn’t worth it. The older we get the less availability for mistakes financially and otherwise. BTW, I’m a subscriber.
Wise comment right here.
If you marry a poor girl out there more easy you sink financially.
Not good single also , but just don't marry so quickly.
@@ionutmititelu2083if she can't provide for me i do not marry
Your woman can get hospitalized, then controlled by her relatives. There goes the money 💰 gently down the stream
If you have your assets in a foreign trust in a country like the Cook Islands, that may be smart. Obviously get a lawyer to set up a way to protect yourself. A lot of countries are now ruling that if you live with a woman, you are married by common law, no ceremony, no ring, etc.
Did you have a deep understanding and research of this law? Don't miss lead your viewers. Our divorce is way different from where you came from.
I know a couple going through this now been two years judge just set the prenup aside because it wasn’t read to her or given to her to read few days before like you said get leafed advice. only at the attorney had office hours before they got married in the USA. Now this guy is going through hell house and condo in Philippines a home in. USA after they got married. He was stupid she asked him for the properties in The Philippines he keeps two home in USA and she wanted 20,000 us. He now wished he just gave her the money.
Couple of problems here. Getting married in the first place. But if you must, Prenup too soon before marriage. No legal representation for wife before prenup. Taking her to the States. Then you got, No guarantees, laws change, laws already against the Man, judges decide, lawyer fees, win or lose. 50/50 chance the parachute opens no thanks . my 2 cents.
Good content. Prenups regularly voided by judges who are generous with the money of others.
Paul, you have found your niche’. Keep this topic going.
In florida she is only entitled to a half of what you gain sense marriage not what you held before you marriage
But these passport bros. Keep winning though 😂.
So if you have a prenup, and you part ways, does your partner leave with what she came into the relationship with? Or is there some negotiation prior to signing?
Good luck on getting my money out of my American bank account.
It was only proposed by a small panel not the actual senate. Either way jokes on them jm poor!
before getting married I made her sign a prenuptial agreement with me through a lawyer ti protect me n she agreed
How would they obtain any assets held in your home country? Could or not?
Confirmed Bachelor life for me~!
How is this a big risk if Philippines courts don't have jurisdiction in other countries? If most of your assets are overseas then limited risk. Am I missing something.? Granted assets in the Philippines are under risk.
Currently yes, but who knows what agreements between countries will be signed in the future. Sign a prenup, have peace of mind.
agree with a prenup if done right...@@paulsasianadventure8050
Just curious, are you married to a filipina, paul?
Simple. Dont. Get. Married.
Not quite. Cohabitation leads to de facto marriage.
@@alfredopampanga9356 oh. Easy part #2. Don't have them stay full time at your spot. Visits and month to month only 🤣. One step further: find people on or just below your level. The disparity is what drives future resentment/ disagreement.
Did you get a prenup yourself?
The laws are almost the same in the US.
Marriage is the problem, not divorce 😂😂😂 Omg - it’s a medieval institution 🤪
Maybe time to look at China.
Marriage is beta energy
Prenup, prenup, prenup!!
And: Always get a pre-nup!!! You are so right, Paul!
Yep the Pin Up is important
Get your ass-ets protected!
I thought you moved?
Great video
Great vid!
Paul, have you researched NDAs (Non Disclosure Agreements)? Are they available in the Philippines? Not that I'm anyone 'important', but some celebrities in the US have the girls they date sign NDAs. I heard Leo Decaprio does ... maybe the reason he's never been MeTooed. Not even thinking about marriage, just trying to protect myself if/when things go south with girls I date.
Not sure about NDAs in the Philippines, but for someone to sign an NDA they have to have compensation
The jig is up
By the way what's the advantages of being married with a Filipina? I mean a advantage you have in comparison of being just in girlfriend relationship
Travel
This has caused me to change my plans. I was thinking about moving to the Philippines, and maybe finding a wife. Well now, if I do move there, I will never marry.
There are many good women in the Philippines, if you find someone and intend to stay in the Philippines with her then their is no need to get married, however if you plan to travel with her outside the Philippines, then being married would make it a lot easier. A prenup can protect most of your assets.
I THOUGHT FILIPINAS WERE TRUST WORTH AND LOYAL ? ISN'T THAT WHAT A THE VLOGGERS TRY TO SELL YOU ? ESPECIALLY THE FILIPINA VLOGGERS. THE PROBLEM IS ALL THE FOREIGNERS WHO BUY IT. WHY ? BECAUSE ALL THE VLOGGERS TOLD THEM SO. L.O.L. 😂🤣😂 I THOUGHT THERE WAS NO SUCH THING AS DIVORCE IN THE PHILIPPINES ?
There is good, bad and ugly in the Philippines, but I would say women in the Philippines are generally of a much higher quality both in character and looks. Bad apples everywhere
Excellent video Paul! Thank you!
What if a USA citizen is married to a Filipino and living in the USA?
USA laws are what are valid in that case. Does not matter where you are married, matters where you live.
If you are a foreigner good luck
You don't need lawyers, you don't need prenups, all a man needs to do is simply place this one simple character in front of all of his male services: $
No woman will be interested. Period.
For those who say there shouldn't be divorce in the Philippines...what about the women who have had husbands that have cheated and abandon their wife and then start familys with other women...is it fair for that woman to be struck in a paper marriage with a man she hasnt seen in 10 years...is it fair to deny that woman another chance with life to be happy with a man who truely loves her...there has to be a way to free these people stuck in a paper marriage....everybody deserves happiness and to be able to find love again in life
Adjust the law for a very small minority, is not something we should do. Chose your man carefully otherwise don’t get married.
@paulsasianadventure8050
alot of these woman are very young when they get married...the man says he in in love with them and gets them pregnant..then they get married...then the man cheats and leaves..finds another woman on another island and starts another family...mean while the woman is left alone with no support for the kid...because of her mistake the women then has to live her life alone with no possibility of starting a new life with someone who would love her...how is it fair to condemn a person to live their life without a loving partner because they made a mistake when they were not much more than a kid...the no divorce law in the Philippines is just cruel...their law is guided by a church that covered up their priest abusing and raping young boys... everybody deserves a second chance to have a loving partner and to be happy in their life.
Divorce Law is advantage for those Foreigners who are paying the 90% of the Annulment Law Procedures in the Philippines.
The 5% is done by few especially Actors and Actresses Marriage Couples
Prenuptial agreement 🤝 for any Foreigners who are going with the Filipinas is okay. And with Lawyers Signature. No More fuss and Dramas especially we all know that any Foreigners Men has a Changeable Minds especially that their Freedom to choose that makes them Happy 😁 and not a Stressful Marital Lives with Filipinas especially the Finances are all well prepared
Hello Paul. Do you have a prenup with Mia? Do you walk the talk? Do you practice what you preach? No disrespect intended. Just curious how you roll 🙂
Yes I do, had prenups in previous marriage as well.
@@paulsasianadventure8050 I appreciate your reply. Love your channel and glad to see you're back.❤
@@paulsasianadventure8050You’re a good decent man And that could be your undoing
Why is it that the odds are stacked against you as a man? As far as I'm concerned, it's discriminatory. It's worse than the United States. You know as well as I do that 30% of the marriages will end up in divorce. I was going to retire there but not now!
Paul you and Mia’s individual channels are two of my favorites to watch. My question if even if you think you have the right partner and I know as humans our opinions do change but do you think it would still be bad to bring a Filipina to America to live versus another Asian country option?
Wow, good eye-opening video. The good part of divorce that I was thinking is that you don't have to be worried about going to jail for dating a married women. Divorce is also good for the woman because she isn't shunned by, at least, the expat community for being married. I didn't consider all the laws in favor of the Filipina as mentioned here. I came over with rose colored glasses 2 months ago and now wear night vision goggles.