Dear PAO,

My husband has been physically abusing me for three years now. I am contemplating filing an action for legal separation against him. I would like to ask the valid grounds for legal separation and its legal effects.

Martina

Dear Martina,

A petition for legal separation shall only prosper on the basis of the following grounds, as provided for under Articles 55 of the Family Code of the Philippines:

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