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The Revised Family Code-CHAPTER ONE CONCLUSION OF MARRIAGE-Section 6. Registration of Marriage

Section 6. Registration of Marriage

Article 28. – Registration.

1)    Marriage shall be registered by a competent officer of civil status irrespective of the form according to which the marriage is celebrated.

2)    The officer of civil status who recorded the marriage   in accordance with Sub-Article (1) of this Article shall issue a certificate of marriage to the spouses.

3)    Any marriage shall have effect  from the date of its conclusion.

Article 29. – Record of Marriage.

1)    Where the spouses have failed to have registered their marriage in accordance with Sub-Article (1) of Article 28, the officer of civil status shall draw up the record of marriage of his own motion whenever he becomes aware of the marriage.

2)    In such cases, the officer of civil status shall summon the spouses and their witnesses to sign in the record of marriage.

Article 30. – Particulars of the Record of Marriage.

The record of marriage shall show:

(a)    The full names, dates, and places of birth, of each of the spouses and their address;

(b)    The full names, dates, and places of birth, of the witnesses, and their addresses;

(c)     The form of the marriage, the date on which it has been concluded and the date of its registration.


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