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

Multiple Choice Easy Jurisprudence

Practice question

Which is an essential requisite of marriage under Article 2?
  1. A wedding reception
  2. A particular religious rite
  3. An expensive marriage certificate
  4. Legal capacity and freely given consent in the solemnizing officer’s presence
  5. A minimum number of wedding gifts

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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