Practice question
In 2026, a community proposes to solemnize a sixteen-year-old’s marriage solely under a traditional custom and claims that customary form creates a continuing exception. What does RA 11596 provide?
- Recognized traditional or customary forms are included, so the claimed ongoing exemption does not validate the child marriage
- Every customary marriage is outside the statute
- Only church ceremonies are covered
- Only marriages celebrated in a courthouse are covered
- The community may repeal the law locally
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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