Practice question
After a rape charge, an adult accused arranges a purported marriage with the seventeen-year-old offended party in2026. He invokes Article266-C solely on that ceremony. Which is best?
- Parental consent necessarily makes it valid
- The ceremony automatically erases the charge
- A marriage certificate conclusively overrides RA11596
- Every rape complainant must accept marriage
- The child marriage is void ab initio and cannot satisfy the valid-marriage requirement
Legal references
- RA11596 Sections3 and6; RA8353 Article266-C: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2021/ra_11596_2021.html
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