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,
WHEN LAWS TAKE EFFECT Art. 2. Laws shall take effect after fifteen days following the completion of their publication in the Official Gazette, unless it
IGNORANCE OF THE LAW Art. 3. Ignorance of the law excuses no one from compliance therewith. (2) (a) Conclusive Presumption – That everyone knows the
RETROACTIVITY OF LAWS Art. 4. Laws shall have no retroactive effect, unless the contrary is provided. (3) General Rule: All statutes are to be construed