Family Code of the Philippines
Family Code of the Philippines
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No marriage shall be valid, unless these essential requisites are present: (1) Legal capacity of the contracting parties who must be a male and a female; and(2) Consent freely given in the presence of the solemnizing officer. (53a)
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