Practice question
What does Article 4 ordinarily provide for a defect in an essential requisite as contemplated by Article 45?
- The marriage is voidable under Article 45
- The marriage is necessarily void in every case
- The defect is always irrelevant
- The marriage automatically becomes a civil partnership
- The parties may decide its classification without law
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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