Practice question
After a legal-separation decree, a clerk discovers that it was never registered. The spouses privately agree to keep the decree out of public records and say that their agreement removes every official duty. Under Article 409, what must the clerk do?
- Ascertain registration and, if unregistered, send the decree to the civil registry of the city or municipality where the court functions
- Destroy the judgment on request
- Treat private secrecy as automatic discharge of the duty
- Replace legal separation with an entry of death
- Declare the spouses never married
Legal references
- Civil Code, Articles 408-409: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/2/53360
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