Practice question
Under Civil Code Article 15, do Philippine laws on status and legal capacity continue to bind Filipino citizens living abroad?
- Never
- Only if they work for government
- Yes, within the provision's stated personal-law scope
- Only if every witness agrees
- Only if the marriage is celebrated in Manila
Legal references
- Family Code Articles26 and68–73: https://lawphil.net/executive/execord/eo1987/eo_209_1987.html
- Civil Code Articles15–17: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html
- De Munari v. Asprec, GR262831, April7 2025, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2025/apr2025/gr_262831_2025.html
- Garcia v. Recio, GR138322, October2 2001, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2001/oct2001/gr_138322_2001.html
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