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

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Practice question

An unused license has passed Article 20’s120-day validity period. The parties use the paper afterward, obtain no new license, and satisfy no exemption. They argue that the physical document proves a valid license still existed. Which is correct?
  1. The unused license was automatically cancelled at expiration; retaining the paper does not preserve its validity
  2. Paper possession extends validity indefinitely
  3. The officer may privately ignore expiration
  4. A faded expiry date repeals Article 20
  5. Every expired license becomes an exemption

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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