Civil Code of the Philippines: Absense
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
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
Art. 5. Acts executed against the provisions of mandatory or prohibitorylaws shall be void, except when the law itself authorizes their validity.A mandatory law is
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. 6. Rights may be waived, unless the waiver is contrary to law, publicorder, public policy, morals, or good customs, or prejudicial to a third
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. 7. Laws are repealed only by subsequent ones, and their violation ornon-observance shall not be excused by disuse, or custom or practice to thecontrary.
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