Family Code of the Philippines Flashcards
Una sa family code.
Status of Marriage.
1st:
CHECK FACTS.
IS THERE DOUBT?
PRESUME IN FAVOR OF MARRIAGE.
IF THERE’S NO DOUBT. FOLLOW THE FACTS.
38 What marraiges are void for publci policy
- What constitutes fraud as annulment ground..
NO OTHER MISREPRESENTATION OR DECEIT…
1sts:
termination of subsequent marriage (41)/annullED marriage/nulliFIED marriage (36) (53)
essential requisites of marriage–absence or defect (vice)
formal requisites of marriage–absence / irregularity
What is marriage?
legal capacity to marry
- 18 years old and above,
- must marry the opposite sex (oppositve sex determined by antamony/genitalia as of birth)
- and the marriage is not incestuous or against public policy
who are the EXCLUSIVELY authorized solemnizing officers?
- Why exclusive? Only they are authorized by the state and only under these conditions
- INCUMBENT member of the judiciary, WITHIN TERRITORY (SC/CA/CTA/SB, nationwide scope)
- articulo mortis: ship captain/airplane chief and military commander
- ship captain, kapag bet. passenger or crewmember, while at sea or in flight, or in stopovers at ports of call.
- consul-general, consul, vice consul (of BOTH FILIPINOS yung parties)
- acting within written authority of his congregation, civil registrar general, at least one is member
- mayor (even acting mayor) within his jurisdiction
when license is NOT required… WHY?
- in articulo mortis (with any of the authorized solemnizers but strictly WITH AUTHORITY)–eithre or both–even if ailing subsequently survives–purpose: urgency to declare then ONE (for the status of their properties, and the legitimacy of their children)
- shipcaptain/airplane chief, in articulo mortis between passengers or crewmembers, while the ship is at sea or the plain is in flight, or stoppovers at ports of call. Urgency.
- military commander–commissioned officer–of at least a battalion, in articulo mortis between civilians or soldiers, within the zone of military operations (danger of death is not in the point of death). Reason: Urgency.
- consul-general, consul, or vice consul (where the prospecitve spouses are BOTH FILIPINOS)
REASON: TO LEGITIMIZE UNIONS, FOR THEIR PROPERTIES’ UNIONS, AND THE LEGITIMACY OF THEIR CHILDREN (that they may have rights)
- Art. 36 Mixed Marriages abroad. Filipino and Foreigner.
Who are the commissioned officers of the AFP?
GLMB CLML
Military units of the AFP
- when is parental consent required?
- Who has right to give parental consent?
- if walang parental consent, what’s theeffect?
- If voidable due to non-parental consent, who can file?
effect:
- 1) if either party is 18 above, below 21
- father, mother, surviving parent/guardian, person having charge
- publication (10 consecutive days by positing, but after 10o days of publication, 3 months delay bago issue); kung matuloy yung marriage, voidable
- who can file: the no-consent party, 5 years after turning 21, or the parent/person having legal charge, anytime before the party turns 21
1sts:
If there’s no presumption of marriage/no cohabitation/or there are facts na baka nga talagang void yung marriage… ano titignan mo?
if marriage is:
in the RP, go to essential or formal requisites;
abroad, go to Art. 26.
1sts: pag essential or formal requisites: check..
Capacity to act, REQUISITES, age, sex, relation, prior (prior as in prior marriage)
1sts:
Void ba? SEES
The list is “Specific, Express, Exclusive.”–STRICTLY CONSTRUED. EXCLUSIVE.
The State encourages legitimate unions for spousal rights, property rights–especially legitimacy rights–to arise.
EFFECTS OF VOID MARRIAGES: Child, Property Regime, Forfeiture of Share, Delivery of Presumptive Legitime
What are the void marriages:
Art. 26. If invalid in another country, it’s invalid to us.
Art. 35
Art. 36
Art. 37
Art. 38
Art. 40–yung invalid na subsequent one without obtaining the decree
41–yung invalid na subsequent bigamous (not the valid one terminated by presumptive death)
Art. 52-53
Process for securing Marriage License
Art. 26 on Mixed Marriages
Comity Provision. Why.
see “Reviewer in Persons”
18 years old to 25 years old–required ang certificate of marriage counselling.
Noncompliance…
When 10-day publication by posting completes, 3 month delay for issuance of marriage license.
When can local civil registrar have the right to NOT ISSUE?
1sts:
Requisites of the marriage
Was the marriage:
in Philippines?
or
Abroad?
If in RP:
if Filipino, follow essential and formal requisites.
if Foreigner/Stateless Person/Refugee, follow Art. 21, FC. Ceritficate of Legal Capacity bago ka mabigyan ng marriage license dito.
If abroad, Art. 26.
Venue for marriage ceremony. Exception.
Marriage contract who keeps and gives and to whom given (Art. 23).
Art. 24. Duties of the Local Civil Registrar.
pasadahan mo yung codal mula Art. 1 hanggang Art. 38.
Art. 91. Community Property
unless… celebration… thereafter
Art. 92. Exclusive property of either spouse (from ACP)
1sts:
property is acquired/property acquired
- lex rei sitae
- conjugal or exclusive
1sts
VOID AB INITIO SEES SPECIFIC EXCLUSIVE STRICTLY CONSTRUED; the rest presume in favor of preservation of marriage
Ano ang difference sa charges on ACP (Art. 94) sa charges on CPG (Art. 121)?
1st
illegitimate child… support–chargeable ba sa conjugal property or sa exclusive property
Memorize talaga:
charges peculiar to ACP not CPG
1sts
If solemnizer has NO authority:
CHECK FACTS:
if they show bad faith of the parties… VOID ang marriage
if the facts don’t show bad faith: PRESUME that marriage is valid.
August 3 1988 family code
Estopel cannot validate a void marriage in 30 minutes
Authority of solemniser is exclusive in strictly in one hour
Exemption from marriage license is strictly construed
military commander
Policy of the stage as to indigenous communities
Death of adapter for adopted surviving spouse
Recording is to bind in third persons
Article 26 still check capacity
Exceptions to Art. 26 (minor. bigamous/polygamous)
Attacking a void marriage
Delivery of presumptive Legitime
Art. 40
Annuled marriage
Effect of remarriage under article 40
Article 40 effect on property is article 43
Civil Interdiction guardianship of ward’s person or property
Limits to capacity to act does not exempt from obligations in 30 minutes
Article 40 effect on property is article 43
Define calendar month
Minor follows the domicile of his parents
Exercise of a legitimate profession is considered beneficial to the family page 384
Debts redounding to the benefit of the family is chargeable to conjugal property page 385
Article 73
Recording in which PROPER CIVIL registries
Mixed marriages incestuous and public policy
Mixed marriages should not be by Philippine consuls or diplomats
Mixed marriages still check capacity and Intrinsyc validity requisites age sex relations in Bryan marriage
Article 40 in relation to article 52 and 53
Prescription does not run between husband and wife even though there be a separation of property agreed upon in the marriage settlement article 1109 in 30 minutes every day