- Statute
- Philippine Family Code
- Article
- Art. 26
- Topic
- Marriages solemnized abroad; recognition of foreign divorce
- Status
- In force
- Year
- 1987
- Cited by
- Multiple Supreme Court decisions
The provision
All marriages solemnized outside the Philippines, in accordance with the laws in force in the country where they were solemnized, and valid there as such, shall also be valid in this country, except those prohibited under Articles 35 (1), (4), (5) and (6), 3637 and 38. (17a) Where a marriage between a Filipino citizen and a foreigner is validly celebrated and a divorce is thereafter validly obtained abroad by the alien spouse capacitating him or her to remarry, the Filipino spouse shall have capacity to remarry under Philippine law. (As amended by Executive Order 227)
Cases applying this article
- Maria Teresa Dino Basa-Egami v. Dr. Lisa Grace Bersales G.R. No. 249410
- Irene Diaz Rivera v. Republic of the Philippines G.R. No. 238259
- Raemark S. Abel v. Mindy P. Rule G.R. No. 234457
- Edna S. Kondo v. Civil Registrar General G.R. No. 223628
- Genevieve Rosal Arreza v. Tetsushi Toyo G.R. No. 213198
- Marlyn Monton Nullada v. The Hon. Civil Registrar of Manila G.R. No. 224548
- Stephen I. Juego-Sakai v. Republic of the Philippines G.R. No. 224015
- Luzviminda Dela Cruz Morisono v. Ryoji Morisono G.R. No. 226013
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