Bill Type
Long Title
AN ACT AMENDING EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 209 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE FAMILY CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES
Congress Author
Date filed
August 13, 2007
Scope

Legislative History

House Bill/Resolution NO. HB01981
FULL TITLE : AN ACT AMENDING EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 209 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE FAMILY CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES
ABSTRACT : The measure provides that the following marriages shall be void ab initio: a) thoise contracted by any party below 18 years of age even with the consent of parents; b) those solemnized by any person not legally authorized to perform marriages; c) those solemnized without a without a license; d) those bigamous or polygamous marriage not falling under Article 41 of EO 209; and e) those contracted through mistake of one contracting party as to the identity of the other.
PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : YAP, JOSE V.
DATE FILED : 2007-08-13
SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES
REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON REVISION OF LAWS ON 2007-08-28

Abstract

The measure provides that the following marriages shall be void ab initio: a) thoise contracted by any party below 18 years of age even with the consent of parents; b) those solemnized by any person not legally authorized to perform marriages; c) those solemnized without a without a license; d) those bigamous or polygamous marriage not falling under Article 41 of EO 209; and e) those contracted through mistake of one contracting party as to the identity of the other.

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