Practice question
A parent actively arranges a prohibited child marriage and claims immunity because acting as a parent necessarily authorizes the arrangement. An unrelated concerned person seeks to report it. Which statement best follows RA 11596?
- Only the child’s parents may initiate action
- Facilitation is prohibited, parental status does not authorize it, and the listed unlawful acts are public crimes that any concerned individual may initiate
- Parental approval automatically eliminates every offense
- A marriage broker alone can be liable in all cases
- The statute prohibits reporting by outsiders
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2021/ra_11596_2021.html — RA 11596, sections 1–6 and 11
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1989/ra_6809_1989.html — RA 6809, majority at eighteen and preserved special marriage-consent rule
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