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By: Prof. Elmer T. Rabuya §After providing the legal basis, explain
the application of the legal basis with the
Part 1: INSTRUCTIONS particular facts of the case.
Familiarize self with instructions and §You may thereafter briefly reiterate your
FOLLOW the same: conclusion.
Part 3: Do’s and Don’ts “No, the marriage is void. Under the law,
the President has no authority to
DO: State the legal basis, no matter how solemnize a marriage. Further, the law
basic it is. Remember: you are being provides that the absence of any of the
tested on your knowledge of the law. essential or formal requisites of marriage,
one of which is the authority of the
solemnizing officer, shall render the
marriage void ab initio. - At the top, you may start writing on the
In this case, since the solemnizing officer second line. Then skip one line in between
(the President) has no authority to paragraphs.
solemnize the marriage, the same is void - At the bottom, you may leave three or
ab initio.” two lines vacant.
d) Booklet must be neat/clean.
Part 3: Do’s and Don’ts - Only way to erase --- use straight lines,
lightly made
Illustrative Problem:
“No, the marriage remains void. The rule Part 3: Do’s and Don’ts
is that the absence of the authority of the
solemnizing officer shall render the f) Avoid ending your answer at the end of
marriage void ab initio. However, if either the page. As much as possible, try to end
or both of the parties believed in good that it at the next page, thus leaving sufficient
the solemnizer had the legal authority to space (which you may use in the event
do so, the marriage is valid. that you decide to change your answer).
In this case, however, the parties Avoid: Please see my answer to question
committed not a mistake of fact but a no. _____, at the end.
mistake of law. Hence, the same may not
be the basis of good faith following the rule Part 3: Do’s and Don’ts
that ignorance of the law excuses no one
from compliance therewith.” 7. Do not leave any question unanswered.
Do not give the impression that your
Part 3: Do’s and Don’ts knowledge of the law is less than the
others. If you cannot find any legal
6. What to do in your booklet? explanation, use common sense.