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AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OR MUNICIPAL CIVIL REGISTRAR, OR THE CONSUL GENERAL, TO UPDATE IN THE CIVIL REGISTER THE CIVIL STATUS OF A FILIPINO SPOUSE WHO WAS VALIDLY DIVORCED BY A FOREIGN SPOUSE, WITHOUT THE NEED OF A JUDICIAL ORDER
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Date filed
July 1, 2019
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB00096 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OR MUNICIPAL CIVIL REGISTRAR, OR THE CONSUL GENERAL, TO UPDATE IN THE CIVIL REGISTER THE CIVIL STATUS OF A FILIPINO SPOUSE WHO WAS VALIDLY DIVORCED BY A FOREIGN SPOUSE, WITHOUT THE NEED OF A JUDICIAL ORDER | |
| ABSTRACT : "Foreign Divorce Recognition Act"Authorizes the city or civil registrar, or the consul general, to update in the civil register the civil status of a Filipino spouse who was validly divorced by a foreign spouse, without the need of a judicial order. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : ACOSTA-ALBA, MARIA LOURDES | |
| DATE FILED : 2019-07-01 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Flores (000 2019-08-22) | 2. Fortun (000 2019-09-12) |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON POPULATION AND FAMILY RELATIONS ON 2019-07-23 |
Abstract
"Foreign Divorce Recognition Act"Authorizes the city or civil registrar, or the consul general, to update in the civil register the civil status of a Filipino spouse who was validly divorced by a foreign spouse, without the need of a judicial order.
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