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AT A GLANCE:
The license shall be valid in any part of the Philippines for a period of 120 days from the date of issue and shall be deemed automatically cancelled upon the expiration of said period if the contracting parties have not made use of it. (Art. 20, FC)
If the parties contracted marriage after the lapse of 120 days from the issuance of the marriage license, such marriage shall be considered void for lack of marriage license.
Marriage under Article 1 of the Family Code is a special contract of permanent union between a man and a woman entered into in accordance with law for the establishment of conjugal and family life.
The law requires essential and formal requisites of marriage and one of the formal requisites of marriage is a valid marriage license.
A marriage license is required in order to notify the public that two persons are about to be united in matrimony and that anyone who is aware or has knowledge of any impediment to the union of the two shall make it known to the local civil registrar.
The requirement for and issuance of marriage license is the State’s demonstration of its involvement and participation in every marriage. (Rabuya, 2018)
Validity of marriage license
The license shall be valid in any part of the Philippines for a period of 120 days from the date of issue and shall be deemed automatically cancelled upon the expiration of said period if the contracting parties have not made use of it. (Art. 20, FC)
If the parties contracted marriage after the lapse of 120 days from the issuance of the marriage license, such marriage shall be considered void for lack of marriage license.
In the grand mosaic of human connection, where every bond tells a unique story, the marriage license emerges as both a ceremonial scroll and a legal artifact. This unassuming document holds the power to crystallize a promise, formalize a commitment, and navigate the legal labyrinth of matrimony.
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Donations by Reason of Marriage
MARRIAGES EXEMPT FROM THE LICENSE REQUIREMENT
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