I am filipino married to a spanish citizen. We are legally married in Philippines and we live together almost 1 month but because of cultural, language differences we almost fight and argue every day that leads for us to decide to separate. during my stay in Spain with him I felt that i am like a prisoner. I have no freedom to choice what i want. all things must be approved by him. I can’t go out without him. i can’t eat what i want. in short he was all in charged about my life there. he controls me and everything. and above all he was not giving me the freedom to hold the money or he did not giving me any money even a single centavo.
my husband has a pension so i don’t see any reason why he can’t give me any single centavo. if i like something needed that he will be the one to buy and needs his approval. without his approval i can’t do nothing. i need to obey and follow all his decision. he want’s to remove my identity and he wanted me that i follow all the things that he want me to be. so i said i can’t follow it’s against my will. and he was very mad because of that and told me if i can’t follow his rules better i go back to Philippines. so i can’t tolerate him anymore and i said ok if that what you want then send me home immediatelly.
now I am back home finally safe. what are the first thing to do? i wanted to be free i want our marriage annulled and void. but he told me he will not send me any money for the expenses of our annulment. as much as i want to shoulder all the expenses i can’t since i don’t have enough money. and anyway since he has his pension. he has also ask additional money for his pension and present our libro de familia and marriage copy to prove that he is married so to add more on his pension. but he is not supporting me even a single centavo at all. what is my right then?
and I have already my N.I.E. residence approval and will claim the residence card itself end of this month. but before i went back home here in Philippines. he took all my documents including my N.I.E, my bus card, my social security etc. and he did not even give me a pocket money when i got back home he left me with nothing.
I want to know what are my right as his wife and what are the things that i need to do? he was the one who ask me for the annulment of our marriage. i want to so we can both be single. but how to start? i know it needs money but i can’t do it alone without his financial help. i hope someone can give me idea or advice. thank you in advance..
