Practice question
In an excluded marriage-validity case, the parties tell the court they agree to mediate a permissible custody aspect concerning their minor child. Does Section 4's final paragraph recognize a limited referral rather than mediation of marital validity?
- No; no collateral aspect can ever be referred.
- Yes; the proviso recognizes agreed mediation of specified permissible aspects while the excluded issue remains distinct.
- Yes; the mediator can thereby dissolve the marriage.
- Yes; every criminal charge is automatically dismissed.
- Yes; court jurisdiction becomes whatever the parties choose.
Legal references
- https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/11/98364 — A.M. 24-02-06-SC, Rule on Family Mediation, Section 4 final paragraph.
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