Family Code of the Philippines
Family Code of the Philippines
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Where a marriage license is required, each of the contracting parties shall file separately a sworn application for such license with the proper local civil registrar which shall specify the following:(1) Full name of the contracting party;(2) Place of birth;(3) Age and date of birth;(4) Civil status; (5) If previously married, how, when and where the previous marriage was dissolved or annulled;(6) Present residence and citizenship;(7) Degree of relationship of the contracting parties;(8) Full name, residence and citizenship of the father;(9) Full name, residence and citizenship of the mother; and(10) Full name, residence and citizenship of the guardian or person having charge, in case the contracting party has neither father nor mother and is under the age of twenty-one years.The applicants, their parents or guardians shall not be required to exhibit their residence certificates in any formality in connection with the securing of the marriage license. (59a)
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