Family Code of the Philippines
Family Code of the Philippines
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The marriage certificate, in which the parties shall declare that they take each other as husband and wife, shall also state: (1) The full name, sex and age of each contracting party; (2) Their citizenship, religion and habitual residence; (3) The date and precise time of the celebration of the marriage; (4) That the proper marriage license has been issued according to law, except in marriage provided for in Chapter 2 of this Title; (5) That either or both of the contracting parties have secured the parental consent in appropriate cases;(6) That either or both of the contracting parties have complied with the legal requirement regarding parental advice in appropriate cases; and(7) That the parties have entered into marriage settlement, if any, attaching a copy thereof. (67a)
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