Right of the neglected spouse

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When either of spouse neglecting his or her duties to the conjugal union or either spouse committing acts which tends to bring danger, dishonor, or injury to the other or to the family. The aggrieved party may apply to the court... Art. 72 of the family code

What injury or dishonor contemplated by the article?

This is not economic or financial injury but physical, moral, emotional or psychological

1. If wife spend all her times at the casino, tong-its, mahjong table or having an affairs to other men not her husband...

2. If the husband keeps on drinking alcohol, drugs, and beating his wife or having an affairs to other women

On this cases; the court may admonish or injunction order to the guilty spouse or even threaten him or her with contempt of court if he or she refuse to heed the court order...

"Foolish people don't care if they sin but good people want to be forgiven"

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Rights and obligations between husband and wife

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Under Art. 68 of the family code. It provides the rights and obligation of husband and wife that must prosper.

The husband and wife are oblige to live together, observe mutual love, respect and fidelity, and render mutual help and support.

Duty to live together

The duty to live together includes cohabitation or consurtium and sexual intercourse. The wife may refuse to have sexual intercourse with the husband if he resort to abnormal or perverse practices.

If the husband forces the wife to have sexual intercourse with him against her will, he maybe charged with coercion.

Duty to observe mutual love, respect and fidelity

These duties are personal to the spouses and go into their intimate relations, so that they must be performed voluntarily by them. However, some consequences of such duties are the following:

The unfaithful spouse may be charged criminally with adultery in the case of the wife or of concubinage in the case of the husband.

If one of the spouse commits acts which tend to bring the danger, dishonor, or injury to the other, the aggrieved spouse may apply to the court for relief...

"Those who bring trouble on their families will have nothing at the end"

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