Practice question
A Filipino and a foreign national celebrate a marriage abroad and establish that it complied with local formalities. They argue that this fact alone eliminates every inquiry into Philippine capacity rules or the Family Code's express exceptions to recognition. Which analysis is correct?
- Foreign celebration makes every marriage valid everywhere
- Local formal compliance is relevant, but capacity and the Family Code's stated exceptions must still be examined
- All foreign marriages are automatically void
- Nationality never matters in any family issue
- The parties' promise prevents court review
Legal references
- Civil Code Articles15–17 and1306: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html
- Saudia v. Rebesencio, GR198587, January14 2015, main decision: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/1/60343
- Family Code Article26, as amended: https://lawphil.net/executive/execord/eo1987/eo_209_1987.html
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