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Practice question: Essential and Formal Requisites of Marriage; Effects of Absence, Defect, or Irregularity

Multiple Choice Medium

Practice question

A couple has a valid unexpired license issued in City A and all other requisites. They marry in City B within the Philippines. Is the marriage invalid solely because the license came from City A?
  1. Yes, licenses never cross city borders
  2. Yes, unless renewed in every city
  3. Yes, because the paper must be local
  4. No; Article 20 makes the valid license usable nationwide
  5. No license is ever necessary

Legal references

  • Family Code, EO209, relevant Articles 4, 6, 20, 26, 37, 38, 48 and 68-73, as amended: https://lawphil.net/executive/execord/eo1987/eo_209_1987.html

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