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Practice question: Validity of Marriages Celebrated Abroad

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Practice question

Explain why a foreign marriage between Filipino first cousins is not automatically recognized merely because local law allows it.

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
  • EO227, Article 26 amendment: https://lawphil.net/executive/execord/eo1987/eo_227_1987.html

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