Your case is filed with the Family Court of Calamba
Petitions for declaration of nullity and for annulment are filed with the Family Court of Calamba in the province of Laguna, provided you or your spouse has resided in Calamba for at least six months before filing. Venue turns on residence, not on where you were married.
What matters locally
Calamba is the capital of Laguna. Residents file with the Laguna court in Calamba, not Metro Manila, and the same residency proof applies — documents showing a Calamba address over the six months before filing.
What actually happens, in order
- Case build-up — facts, documents, and, for an Article 36 case, the psychological evaluation;
- Filing with the court and payment of docket fees;
- Service of summons on the respondent, by publication where they are abroad;
- Prosecutor's investigation for collusion, required in every case;
- Trial, then decision, finality, and annotation with the civil registrar and the PSA.
Timeline and cost, honestly
An uncontested petition commonly runs one to three years to a registered annotation. Cost is driven by the psychological evaluation, publication, and docket fees. See the full picture on our annulment hub, and estimate the total with the annulment cost calculator.
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Frequently asked
I live in Calamba. Where is my annulment filed?
With the Family Court of Calamba, in the province of Laguna, as long as you or your spouse has resided in Calamba for at least six months before filing. Laguna residents file in Laguna, not in Metro Manila.
How long does an annulment take?
For an uncontested petition, commonly one to three years from filing to a registered PSA annotation. The largest variables are service of summons on the respondent, the court's docket, the prosecutor's investigation for collusion, and whether the decision is appealed by the State.
Is the case over once the court grants the petition?
Not for your records. The decision must become final and then be registered and annotated with the local civil registrar and the PSA before your civil status changes. Until that annotation appears, you are still considered married.