Practice question
Under Braza and Olaybar, may a civil-register correction petition simply substitute for the proper action to invalidate an actual marriage?
- No; the substantive and procedural safeguards of the proper marriage action cannot be bypassed that way.
- Yes; every marriage can be ended by changing one entry.
- Yes; a registrar has general divorce power.
- Yes; spouses may privately erase their status.
- Yes; changing spelling automatically annuls marriage.
Legal references
- Braza v. City Civil Registrar of Himamaylan City, G.R.181174, December4 2009, main decision; https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2009/dec2009/gr_181174_2009.html
- Republic v. Olaybar, G.R.189538, February10 2014, main decision; https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2014/feb2014/gr_189538_2014.html
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