Surnames are important for identification. Surnames identify the family to which aperson belongs (transmitted from parent to child). A name is a word or a
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6809AN ACT LOWERING THE AGE OF MAJORITY FROM TWENTY-ONE TO EIGHTEEN YEARS,AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE EXECUTIVE ORDER NUMBERED TWO HUNDRED NINE, ANDFOR
Absence is that special legal status of one who is not in his domicile, his whereaboutsbeing unknown and it being uncertain whether he is dead
a. Ordinary Presumptive Death (Article 390)Art. 390. After an absence of seven years, it being unknownwhether or not the absentee still lives, he shall be
Art. 305. The duty and the right to make arrangements for the funeral ofa relative shall be in accordance with the order established for support,
The Civil Registry is the repository of relevant facts of a person (birth, adoption,nationalization, marriage, death, etc.)Art. 407. Acts, events and judicial decrees concerning the
A. If the marriage is voidable (Article 54)Art. 54. Children conceived or born before the judgment ofannulment or absolute nullity of the marriage under Article
Art. 22. The marriage certificate, in which the parties shall declare thatthey take each other as husband and wife, shall also state:(1) The full name,
Art. 48. In all cases of annulment or declaration of absolute nullity ofmarriage, the Court shall order the prosecuting attorney or fiscal assigned to itto
Art. 26, . All marriages solemnized outside the Philippines, inaccordance with the laws in force in the country where they were solemnized,and valid there as