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Article 82

RA 386 · Civil Code of the PhilippinesKey provision

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The following marriages shall also be void from the beginning: (1) Between stepfathers and stepdaughters, and stepmothers and stepsons.

Official text — RA 386

The following marriages shall also be void from the beginning:

(1) Between stepfathers and stepdaughters, and stepmothers and stepsons;

(2) Between the adopting father or mother and the adopted, between the latter and the surviving spouse of the former, and between the former and the surviving spouse of the latter;

(3) Between the legitimate children of the adopter and the adopted. (28a)

Source: lawphil.net (RA 386 as amended)

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