Do's and Dont's about real estate

[firefly]

Garbonzo,
With Your referring to "good news" you probably have in mind Cha-Cha or Charter Change.
The original text of Cha-Cha went way back to the time of President Ramos or more than 10 years ago. It might take another 10 years and at least another President to get this paper signed by all means.
Rhoody,
For a foreigner to become the legal heir of his wifes property there should not be children
but also no parents or brothers or sisters because they are first in line if it comes to inheritance when de deceased is maried with a foreigner.
Perhaps to marie an orphan is the only possibility.

[Rhoody]

Originally Posted by firefly

Rhoody,
For a foreigner to become the legal heir of his wifes property there should not be children
but also no parents or brothers or sisters because they are first in line if it comes to inheritance when de deceased is maried with a foreigner.
Perhaps to marie an orphan is the only possibility.

nope, that's incorrect. if there is no last will it goes to the husband. (sad case just happened here, with kids and family)

[firefly]

Rhoody,
If you want to know more about inheritancelaw in the Philippines, look:
Philippines Inheritance - Inheritance tax and law
I just take a small portion of it as follows:

The “compulsory heirs” are classified as:

Primary - legitimate children and/or descendants
Secondary - legitimate parents and/or ascendants; illegitimate parents
Concurring - surviving spouse; illegitimate children and/or descendants

“Primary compulsory heirs” are preferred over secondary heirs, who receive only in default of the primary. “Concurring compulsory heirs” generally succeed as compulsory heirs, together with primary or secondary heirs.

Anyway inheritance law is quit complicated and again a goldmine for lawyers.

[Rhoody]

and if the kids are no legal age the foreign husbands name is on the title and that is (again) the only way to get your name in a title... done pretty simple and painless.

btw.. nice link again

[Teacher]

I wish you were around when I came to the Philippines nine years ago. Trust me when I say I had to learn the hard way. I thought myself to be a careful person but soon I found out I was very naive about the Philippines I thought it was just a matter of whom you dealt with. Trust me when I say you can’t trust anyone in the Philippines when it comes to money.

I bought some land from the chief of police. He told me there were no problems with the land which was true until the day I paid him cash for the land. He said two weeks and I would have the title. Four years later I still don’t have the title. But most of it has been figured out but, now the new problem I hold the owner’s title but the government has lost there copy of the title. So the transfer has been delayed once again.

Now the problems I had with construction it was bigger than the land issues. I had two family members helping with the house as far being a foreman and watchmen. They cheated every which way they could and along with their well above average salaries. Selling the concrete, rebar, lumber, nails and even the tile. Needless to say I was hostile so I filed a case which made me the bad guy in the area.

I suffered death threats, my dogs were poisoned and that wasn’t enough my customers that came to my store were threaten as well. But I had my pride so I didn’t let the case go finally I had to go and make money again which is where I am now in Taiwan teaching English which really is something I don't want to do.

The legal system is a system in the Philippines; don’t expect justice because you will not get it. Being a nice guy in the Philippines is just plain foolish. Even after all of this I still love living in the Philippines I just had to pay my dues first.

[Kenny]

Teacher,
I can relate to your problems with family members stealing your building materials. I left my father in law to watch over a property for me, and paid him for his efforts. After he had pulled out all the electrical wireing he ripped out the toilet bowls and sold them for gambling money. For obvious reasons I couldn't file a case against my kid's grandfather but I confronted him and told him that when he died I was going to leave his body by the side of the road to rot. Wouldn't you know that when I returned from a trip out of the country they had him laid out in my parlor. The only way I could get him out of there was to pay for his funeral.
Kenny

[Arie]

yep I also have to meet the first family member that can be trusted with some responsibilty, everybody always talks how terrible the others are just to do exactly the same when they get their hands on any money, not always out of malice but at best you can hope for just plain incompetence.

it happens too often to be incidental (although everybody always claims so) but ripping of your own relatives is a shocking part of the culture, one hard to grasp since in most countries it is sort of the worst thing to do and you will get cut of the family asap. You get a bit put of balance by the idea that Philipines is a bit clanish but even the family structure is serious messed up often.

It is certainly not a typical problem for foreigners but for the whole society

[Teacher]

Thank god but they did have the parents on there side for a few years. I really could not figure out how they could get them to believe what they said and that I was a liar. I kept trying to tell them what reason would I have to lie about it. It did me know good. But then the flood came and washed there house away. You would think aw God was looking after me but NO. Now the whole family has moved into my house because they have no place to live and I have to send money every month to feed them too. And before it is over I will have to build them a house so I can live in my own house. But I still love the Philippines.

[Arie]

well people who are in love tend to be not very objective just kidding teacher

unless the family is really well of, relocating, to preferably an unknown adress in another part of the country, is likely a very big DO

[Kenny]

I gave the rest of my family my house in Talisay, Cebu and moved to Dumaguete. My wife goes back to visit every couple months and that keeps her happy and so far it's been far enough away so there are no return visit.
Kenny