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PERSONS AND FAMILY RELATIONS(MIDTERMS – until ARTICLE 71)
FAMILY CODE
ARTICLE 15
Parental Advice – does not aect !arria"e validit#$
!ere te!%orar# non&release ('# !onts) o*
Marria"e License (si!ilar eect in *ailure to su'!it
*or Marria"e Counselin")
Parental Consent – lac+ o* consent leads to a
,-IDA.LE !arria"e (valid until nulli/ed)
• 10&1 #ears old2 !arried 3itout %arental
consent2 ,-IDA.LE4 o3ever2 !a# 'e later
on rati/ed '# continued coa'itation4
• ,alidit# o* license is 16 da#s *ro! date o*
issue2 e%iration date is sta!%ed
ARTICLE 21
ALIE8 CERTI9ICATE -9 LE:AL CAPACIT; – !ere
su'!ission o* A99IDA,IT• 9ailure to do so 3ould de%end on te
issuance o* a !arria"e license (3it ML –
,ALID$ *or!al re<uisite4 =itout ML – ,-ID
A. I8ITI-)
A.SE8CE -9 CERTI9ICATE -9 LE:AL CAPACIT; T-
MARR; does not '# itsel* aect !arria"e validit#2
as lon" as MARRIA:E LICE8SE IS PRESE8T4
ARTICLE
Content o* a Marria"e Certi/cate
• As a "eneral rule2 MARRIAGE
CERTIFICATE is te BEST EVIDENCE o*
Marria"e4
• Pro'ative ,alue – Certi/ed True Co%#
(si"ned '# te Local Civil Re"istrar)2
-ri"inal Co%#
ARTICLE 26
LEX LOCI CELEBRACIONES – 3en a !arria"e is
sole!ni>ed outside te Pili%%ines and is valid
tere as suc2 it sall also 'e valid ere4 Provided it
does not *all under unacce%ta'le !arria"es in
ARTICLE 5 (1) (?) (5) (@)2 @2 @2 172 and 04 All o*
3ic2 even i* valid outside2 cannot 'e reco"ni>ed
ere4 (:eneral Ece%tions)• 9ili%ino – 9orei"ner o!oseual
Relationsi% "ot !arried in 8eterlands
and 3ent 'ac+ to P – :a# Marria"es are
not included in Article @ (1) 'ut even so2 it
is 8-T allo3ed 'ecause o* Article 'ein" a
MANDATORY LAW re<uirin" contractin"
%arties 3it le"al ca%acit# to 'e a MALE
and a FEMALE4 =en it is a Mandator#
La32 it !ust 'e correlated to Article 5 o*
te 8CC %rovidin" tat acts a"ainst te!
even outside te P sall ave no eect
ere4
• 9ili%ino – 9orei"ner eteroseual Marria"e
3ere te *orei"ner validl# %rocures a
divorce decree outside te P 3ill
conse<uentl# allo3 te 9ili%ino s%ouse to
re!arr#4 Tis is to %revent te evil o* un*air
credit4 Te 9ili%ino s%ouse !ust also 'e
allo3ed to continue 3it iser li*e andnot 'e sac+led to a !arria"e tat no
lon"er eists4 In 6652 a rule tat allo3s a
!arria"e o* 'ot 9ili%ino citi>ens 3ere te
oter one 'eco!es an alien and ten
validl# %rocures a divorce decree 3as
ena'led4 Provided2 tat te 9ili%ino s%ouse
"oes to court and %resents evidence o* te
divorce and ten ese sall 'e "iven te
ri"t to re!arr# (not an IPSO FACTO
ri"t)4 -ne as to "o to court2 %a# te
services o* a la3#er2 and ave te court
issue a declaration tat ese is "iven
tat ri"t 'ac+4
ARTICLE 7
Article 7&? in relation to Marria"e License
*ound in Article
EBEMPTI-8S to %rocure!ent o* a Marria"e
License
• Articulo Mortis – POINT2 not DA8:ER
o* deat2 even i* te d#in" %art#
su'se<uentl# lives4
AFFIDAVIT !ust 'e %resent in te occasion tatNO MARRIAGE LICENSE IS PROCURRED
• Located Marria"es – no !eans to
%rocure a license 'ecause o* 'ein" in a
re!ote area (se!i&o'solete rule)
• 1 & Marria"es sole!ni>ed '# a Si%
Ca%tain or a Air%lane Cie* 2 in te
event o* Articulo Mortis2 'et3een te
cre3 and %assen"er – no un!ani*ested
%assen"ers2 %irate 3atsoever4
• – Militar# Co!!ander o* a nit on a
Militar# -%eration can sole!ni>e
!arria"es 'et3een civilians and
!e!'ers o* te Ar!ed 9orces %rovided
it is in Articulo Mortis and in te
a'sence o* a Ca%lain (eiter ca%lain
is %#sicall# a'sent or is te one to
!arr# or ca%lain is not in te sa!e
deno!ination as te contractin"
%arties)4
• – Musli!s and Me!'ers o* te
Indi"enous Cultural Co!!unities
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• 34 – us'and and te 3i*e ave lived
to"eter *or a %eriod o* 9I,E #ears
(!ini!u! re<uire!ent2 need not 'e
consecutive)2 tat in tat %eriod 'ot
contractin" %arties are WITHOUT
LEGAL IMPEDIMENTS)
& =itin 5 #ears2 tere !ust 'e
no le"al i!%edi!ent (!a# 'einsanit#2 in 3ic case
!arria"e cannot 'e contracted
'ecause one o* te %arties
cannot "ive consent due to
lac+ o* *reedo! andor
intelli"ence)& -n te actual da# o* !arria"e2
'ot ave 8- le"al i!%edi!ent
to !arr# eac oter& Tere !ust 'e an AFFIDAVIT
eecuted statin" tat eect4 (A
%erured*alsi/ed aFdavit sall
!a+e te !arria"e VOID ABINITIO since te aFdavit ta+es
te %lace o* a Marria"e
License)ARTCILE 5
VOID – 8o *or! o* rati/cation (de*ect cannot 'e
/ed)2 al3a#s INVALID2 can 'e collaterall# or
directl# attac+ed2 1?7&1?0 9a!il# Code (Pro%ert#
Relations)4
E4 .i"a!#2 incest2
VOIDABLE – susce%ti'le o* rati/cation (!a# 'e
/ed)2 VALID until annulled2 can onl# 'e directl#
attac+ed2 Pro%ert# Re"i!e Co!!it!ent4
E4 Lac+ o* %arental consent !a# 'e cured '#
continuous coa'itation or '# ne3 %arental
consent$ *raud in te %resence o* *or"iveness
,-ID *ro! te 'e"innin"
• Eiter or 'ot %arties 'elo3 10 even 3it
Parental:uardian Consent – cannot 'e
rati/ed even i* tere is coa'itation
• Sole!ni>ed '# an# %erson Ille"all#
autori>ed to %er*or! !arria"es unless
suc !arria"es 3ere contracted 3it eiter
'ot %arties 'elievin" in GOOD FAITH tat
te sole!ni>in" oFcer ad a le"al
autorit# to do so& PUTATIVE MARRIAGES – valid
des%ite le"al in/r!ities 'ecause o*
eiter'ot o* te contractin"
%artiesG 'elie* in "ood *ait tat
te !arria"e 3as le"al
& MISTAKE OF FACT – ecuses
*ro! lia'ilities e4 Hanitor
%retended to 'e te Hud"e& MISTAKE OF LAW – ecuses no
one *ro! co!%liance tere3it e4
NOTARY PUBLIC& =itout Article 72 Section ??? o*
te Local :overn!ent Code2
cannot invo+e !ista+e o* *act(article 5 () on %utative
!arria"es)
• =- Marria"e License
• .i"a!ous2 Pol#"a!ous Marria"es not
*allin" under Article ?1
• Mis!"#$ I%#$i& – does not %ertain to
dierence in na!e or social status
E4 T3in2 or so!eone #ou never intended
to !arr# to 'e"in 3it
• Tose su'se<uent !arria"es tat are void
under Article 5& In te event o* deat2 te one le*t
as te dut# to li<uidate te
%ro%erties4 I* e se cannot
li<uidate and te su'se<uentl#
re!arries2 te !arria"e 3ill 'e
VOID AB INITIO (Li<uidate
%ro%ert# relations /rst)
ARTICLE @
PSYCHOLOGICAL INCAPACITY – 'ased on a
canon la3 3ic allo3s a !arria"e to 'e annulled
on te "round tat te s%ouses are %s#colo"icall#inca%acitated to %er*or! te essential !arital
o'li"ations4 A'ilit# to %er*or! as a s%ouse is
<uestioned4
E4 8arcissistic %ersonalit# disorder2 Anti&social
%ersonalit# disorder2 istrionic %ersonalit# disorder
• "eneral re<uisites INCURABILITY 2
GRAVITY 2 'UDICIAL ANTECEDENCE
I8 REPUBLIC VS MOLINA
• .urden o* %roo* 'elon"s to te %etitioner
• Te root cause !ust 'e !edicall# or
clinicall# identi/ed2 alle"ed te co!%laint2
suFcientl# %roven '# e%erts2 and clearl#
e%lained in te decision
E4 In REPUBLIC VS (UINTERO)
HAMANO2 #ou ave to %resent an e%ert
(and <uali/ed '# te courts) 3itness to
identi*# te %s#colo"ical disorder2 alle"e it
in te co!%laint and later on %rove it
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• Te inca%acit# !ust 'e %roven eistin" at
te ti!e o* te cele'ration o* !arria"e
• Te inca%acit# !ust 'e clinicall# or
!edicall# %er!anent or incura'le
• Suc illness !ust 'e "rave enou"
• Te essential !arital o'li"ation !ust 'e
e!'raced '# Article @0&71 o* te 9a!il#
Code as re"ards us'and and 3i*e2 and
62 1 and 5 o* te sa!e code as
re"ards %arents and cildren
• Inter%retation !ade '# te 8ational
A%%ellate Matri!onial Tri'unal o* te
Catolic Curc
• Trial !ust order te /scal and te Solicitor
:eneral to a%%eal as counsels *or te state
ARTICLE 7ARTICLE 3*