The Johan Journal

Article 22. The marriage certificate, in which the parties shall declare that they take each other as husband and wife, shall also state: (1) The full name, sex and age of each contracting party; (2) Their citizenship, religion and habitual residence; (3) The date and precise time of the celebration of the marriage; (4) That the proper marriage license has been issued according to   law, except in marriage provided for in Chapter 2 of this Title; (5) That either or both of the contracting parties have secured the   parental consent in appropriate cases; (6) That either or both of the contracting parties have complied with    the legal requirement regarding parental advice in appropriate   cases; (7) That the parties have entered into marriage settlement, if any, attaching a copy thereof. In this article, the law merely states the content of the marriage certificate. What is a marriage certificate? According to the ...

Article 38. Minority, insanity or imbecility, the state of being a deaf-mute, prodigality and civil interdiction are mere restrictions on capacity to act, and do not exempt the incapacitated person from certain obligations, as when the latter arise from his acts or from property relations, such as easements. Such conditions merely restrict their capacity to act. They have juridical capacity and are susceptible of rights and even of obligations, when the same arise from their acts or from property relations. These persons are not exempted from their obligations. Their parents or guardians may still be liable. Article 39. The following circumstances, among others, modify or limit capacity to act: age, insanity, imbecility, the state of being a deaf-mute, penalty, prodigality, family relations, alienage, absence, insolvency and trusteeship. The consequences of these circumstances are governed in this Code, other codes, the Rules of Court, and in special laws. Capacity to act is not...