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

Essay Medium Jurisprudence

Practice question

Distinguish absence of a requisite, a defect in an essential requisite, and an irregularity in a formal requisite under Article 4.

Legal references

  • https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/5/95173 — Family Code, Articles 2–5, 35(2), 35(3) and 45
  • https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2025/apr2025/gr_267998_2025.html — Maliwat-Melad v. Melad, G.R. No. 267998, April 23, 2025, main opinion

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