- Statute
- Philippine Family Code
- Article
- Art. 5
- Topic
- Statutory provision
- Status
- In force
- Year
- 1987
- Cited by
- A Supreme Court decision
The provision
Any male or female of the age of eighteen years or upwards not under any of the impediments mentioned in Articles 37 and 38, may contract marriage. (54a)
Intellegal Wiki · In plain terms
Any man or woman who is at least eighteen years old may enter into marriage, provided they are not covered by the specific legal impediments listed in Articles 37 and 38. This states the basic age and capacity requirement for validly contracting a marriage.
An editorially maintained plain-language explanation of this provision — not legal advice.
Cases applying this article
- Raquel G. Kho v. Republic G.R. No. 187462
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