Question

Scenario: John and Jane are planning to get married in the Philippines. They have sought your advice as a legal expert to ensure that their marriage complies with the essential and formal requisites under the Family Code. Based on the given scenario and the provisions of the Family Code, answer the following questions:

1. What are the essential requisites of marriage? Explain each requirement briefly.
2. What are the formal requisites of marriage? Explain each requirement briefly.
3. What are the effects if any of the essential requisites and formal requisites are not met?
4. Enumerate three instances when a marriage may be considered void ab initio based on lack of essential or formal requisites?
5. Can the absence of a marriage license render a marriage void or voidable? Explain your answer and cite the relevant provision of the Family Code to support your statement.
6. Can a legal impediment affect the validity of a marriage? Give three examples of legal impediments and briefly explain their effect on the validity of the marriage.