R.A.

11596
AN ACT PROHIBITING THE
PRACTICE OF CHILD MARRIAGE
AND IMPOSING PENALTIES FOR
VIOLATIONS THEREOF
THE PUBLIC ATTORNEYS OFFICE
BY: CYBELE ARIANNE LEE CASIMPAN-ARCUENO
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- Signed: December 10, 2021

- Uploaded on the Official Gazette: January 6, 2022

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CHILD
- ANY human being under eighteen (18) years of age or

- Any person 18 years or over but is unable to fully take care

and protect oneself because of a physical or mental disability
or condition
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1. ANY MARRIAGE where one or both parties are children

and solemnized in:
-Civil or church proceedings, or

-Any recognized traditional, cultural or customary manner

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2. An INFORMAL UNION or COHABITATION outside

of wedlock between:

(1) An adult and a child or

(2) Between children

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1. Relatives or individuals taking custody of a child in the

absence of the parents, or

2. Anyone to whom a child is given or left for care or

custody, whether permanent or temporary, or

3. Persons judicially appointed by a competent court as

guardians.
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Biological or Adoptive Parents

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1. Any person authorized to officiate marriage under the

Family Code, or

2. Any person recognized to celebrate marriages by

reason of religion, tradition, or customs.
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 Committed by any person who  Penalty:

 Fixes  Prision Mayor Medium (8 years and
 Facilitates or 1 day to 10 years) AND
 Arranges a child marriage  Fine of not less than 40K
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 Perpetrator is an ascendant, parent,
adoptive parent, step parent, or
guardian of the child
 Penalty:
 Prision Mayor Maximum (10 years
and 1 day to 12 years) AND
 Fine of not less than 50K
 Perpetual loss of parental
authority
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 Any person who produces, prints,
issues and/or distributes
FRAUDULENT or TAMPERED
documents xxx for the purpose of
misrepresenting the age of a child to
facilitate child marriage or evade
liability under this act
 Penalty:
 Prision Mayor Medium (8 years and
1 day to 10 years) AND
 Fine of not less than 40K
 May be charged with other penal
laws, ex. Falsification
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 Perpetrator is a PUBLIC OFFICER  Penalty:

 Prision Mayor Medium (8 years and
1 day to 10 years) AND
 Fine of not less than 40K
 May be charged with other penal
laws, ex. Falsification
 Dismissal from service
 May be perpetually disqualified
from public office
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2. SOLEMNIZATION OF CHILD MARRIAGE

 ANY PERSON who performs or  Penalty:

officiates a child marriage  Prision Mayor MAXIMUM (10
years and 1 day to 12 years)

 If Public Officer  Penalty:

 Prision Mayor MAXIMUM (10
years and 1 day to 12 years)
 Dismissal from office
 May be perpetually disqualified from
public office
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 ANY PERSON who cohabits with a  Penalty:

child outside wedlock  Prision Mayor MAXIMUM (10
years and 1 day to 12 years)
 Fine of NOT LESS than 50K

 If Public Officer  Penalty:

 Prision Mayor MAXIMUM (10 years and 1
day to 12 years)
 Dismissal from service
 May be perpetually disqualified from
public office
 May be liable for other penal laws
R.A. 11596: OTHER SALIENT PROVISIONS

 Public Crime

 Marriage is void ab initio

 DILG through LGUs to provide basic interventions for the rescue

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