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Family Code of the Philippines
Article 37Family Code, Art. 37
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Family Code of the Philippines
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Marriages between the following are incestuous and void from the beginning, whether relationship between the parties be legitimate or illegitimate:(1) Between ascendants and descendants of any degree; and (2) Between brothers and sisters, whether of the full or half blood. (81a)
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