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Practice question: State Policy on Marriage

Essay Medium Jurisprudence

Practice question

Explain why marriage is a special contract whose incidents are not wholly subject to private stipulation.

Legal references

  • https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html — Constitution, Article II section 12 and Article XV sections 1–3
  • https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/5/95173 — Family Code, Articles 1 and 48
  • 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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