Title I: Marriage | Executive Order No. 209

Title I: Marriage | Executive Order No. 209

TITLE I FAMILY CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES – We are going to know about Title I of the Family Code of the Philippines.

The Family Code of the Philippines of 1987 was enacted into law by the 11th President of the Philippines Maria Corazon Cojuangco Aquino.

The EO was meant to supplant Book I of the Civil Code which concerns persons and family relations. Work on the said law began in 1979 and was drafted by two successive committees, with the first chaired by Supreme Court Justice Romero, and the second by former Supreme Court Justice J.B.L. Reyes.

EO 209 covers fields significant public interest, which also includes the laws on marriage.

Contents

Title I in Executive Order No. 209 is titled Marriage Its contents include the following, according to KapitBisig:

• Chapter 1: Requisites of Marriage
  • Article 1
  • Article 2
  • Article 3
  • Article 4
  • Article 5
  • Article 6
  • Article 7
  • Article 8
  • Article 9
  • Article 10
  • Article 11
  • Article 12
  • Article 13
  • Article 14
  • Article 15
  • Article 16
  • Article 17
  • Article 18
  • Article 19
  • Article 20
  • Article 21
  • Article 22
  • Article 23
  • Article 24
  • Article 25
  • Article 26
• Chapter 2: Marriages Exempted from License Requirement
  • Article 27
  • Article 28
  • Article 29
  • Article 30
  • Article 31
  • Article 32
  • Article 33
  • Article 34
• Chapter 3: Void and Voidable Marriages
  • Article 35
  • Article 36
  • Article 37
  • Article 38
  • Article 39
  • Article 40
  • Article 41
  • Article 42
  • Article 43
  • Article 44
  • Article 45
  • Article 46
  • Article 47
  • Article 48
  • Article 49
  • Article 50
  • Article 51
  • Article 52
  • Article 53
  • Article 54

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