Muslims can validly marry without a marriage license if solemnized according to their distinct customs and religious rites.
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Members of ethnic cultural communities do not need a marriage license if married under their own cultural practices.
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Marriages between step-parents and step-children are expressly void from the beginning due to strong public policy reasons.
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A couple cohabiting for at least five years with no legal impediment does not require a formal marriage license.
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The solemnizing officer must swear under oath that the parties are fully qualified and lack any legal impediments.
Foreign marriages validly contracted abroad are generally considered legally valid in the Philippines, subject to statutory prohibitions.
A valid foreign divorce obtained by an alien spouse legally provides the Filipino spouse the capacity to remarry.
A formal marriage license is explicitly unnecessary if either or both contracting parties are currently at the point of death.
Marriages can be legally solemnized without a formal license if either party effectively resides in a highly inaccessible remote location.
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The specific solemnizing officer must formally execute an affidavit confirming the exceptional circumstances and the complete absence of legal impediments.
