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Family Code of the Philippines
Article 4Family Code, Art. 4
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Family Code of the Philippines
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The absence of any of the essential or formal requisites shall render the marriage void ab initio, except as stated in Article 35 (2).A defect in any of the essential requisites shall not affect the validity of the marriage but the party or parties responsible for the irregularity shall be civilly, criminally and administratively liable. (n)
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