- Statute
- Philippine Family Code
- Article
- Art. 34
- Topic
- Marriage license exemption for five-year cohabitation
- Status
- In force
- Year
- 1987
- Cited by
- A Supreme Court decision
The provision
No license shall be necessary for the marriage of a man and a woman who have lived together as husband and wife for at least five years and without any legal impediment to marry each other. The contracting parties shall state the foregoing facts in an affidavit before any person authorized by law to administer oaths. The solemnizing officer shall also state under oath that he ascertained the qualifications of the contracting parties are found no legal impediment to the marriage. (76a)
Intellegal Wiki · In plain terms
A man and woman who have lived together as husband and wife for at least five years, with no legal impediment to marrying, may wed without first obtaining a marriage license. They must attest to these facts in an affidavit, and the solemnizing officer must swear that he verified their qualifications and found no impediment.
An editorially maintained plain-language explanation of this provision — not legal advice.
Cases applying this article
- Elizabeth De Guia-Godino v. William Godino G.R. No. 237468