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Title I — Marriage

Article 22

EO 209 · Family Code of the Philippines

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The marriage certificate must be signed by both parties and the solemnizing officer. The original goes to the civil registrar; both spouses receive a certified copy.

Official text — EO 209

The marriage certificate, in which the parties shall declare that they take each other as husband and wife, shall also state:

(1) The full name, sex and age of each contracting party;

(2) Their citizenship, religion and habitual residence;

(3) The date and precise time of the celebration of the marriage;

(4) That the proper marriage license has been issued according to law, except in marriage provided for in Chapter 2 of this Title;

(5) That either or both of the contracting parties have secured the parental consent in appropriate cases;

(6) That either or both of the contracting parties have complied with the legal requirement regarding parental advice in appropriate cases; and

(7) That the parties have entered into marriage settlement, if any, attaching a copy thereof. (67a)

Source: lawphil.net (EO 209 as amended)

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