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Art. 16 THE FAMILY CODE OF THE PHILIPPjnEs THE FAMILY CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES

possible (Guerrero v. Dolojan, L-463 Art. 17. The local civil registrar shall prepare a notice
would of course be still.
Feb. 26, 1952), under the conditions set forth in the
Articl which shall contain the full names and residences of the
The same rule applies if the advice is unfavorable.
applicants for a marriage license and other data given in the
applications. The notice shall be posted for ten consecutive
i days on a bulletin board outside the office of the local civil
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Effect If Parties Refuse to Obtain Parental Advice

registrar located in a conspicuous place within the building
and accessible to the general public. This notice shall
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request all persons having knowledge of any impediment to

If the parties refuse to obtain parental advice, the the marriage to advise the local civil registrar thereof. The
marriage license must hotfbe issued.till after three months from marriage license shall be issued after the completion of the
the end of the ten-dayÿublication. Ifrthey marry without th* period of publication. (63a)
license, the marriage will be null and void. (Art. 35,~No7 3)
COMMENT:
_ Art. 16. In the cases where parental consentjor parental
is needed, the party or parties concerned shall,~in
addition to the requirements of the preceding articles,
Required Ten-Day Publication
The required ten-day publication of a lication for
attach a certificate issued by a priest, imam or minister a marriage license is done merely by way o otice in the
authorized to solemnize* marriage under Article 7 of this bulletin board (outside the office of the local civil registrar)
Code or a marriage counsellor duly accredited by the proper
government agency to the effect that the contracting parties
have undergone marriage counselling. Failure to attach said
certificate of marriage counselling shall suspend the issuance
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©conspicuously located and accessible to the public.

Art. 18. In case of any impediment known to the local

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of the marriage license for a period of three months from the civil registrar or brought to his attention, he shall note
completion of the publication of the application. Issuance down the particulars thereof and his findings thereon in the
of the marriage license within the prohibited period shall application for a marriage license, but shall nonetheless issue
subject the issuing officer to administrative sanctions but said license aftgr- the completion of the period of publication,
shall nojaffect the validity of the marriage. unless ordered otherwise by a competent court at his own
instance or that of any interested party. Nonfiling fee shall be
Should only one of the contracting parties need parental charged for the petition nor a corresponding bond required
consent or parental advice, the other party must be present (64a)
for the issuance
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COMMENT:
Notice to Civil Registrar of Any Impediment to Marriage
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Notice made to the local civil registrar of any impediment

MarriageÿCounselling Now a Requirement to the marriage shall not prevent the issuance of the marriage
As a requirement, marriage counselling
is implicitly done license aftgr the ten-day publication unless otherwise orde
by a priest imam, pj minister, or a by a competent, court, upon petition of the civil registrar at
duly accredited marriage
counselor (i.e., a psychologist or a psychiatrist [a own instance or that of any interested party.
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