Marriages Exempted from License Requirement (Articles 27 to 34)

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Art. 27. In case either or both of the contracting parties are at the , the marriage may be solemnized without necessity of a and shall remain valid even if the ailing party .

Art. 28. If the is so located that there is no to enable such party to appear personally before the local civil registrar, the marriage may be solemnized without necessity of a marriage license.

Art. 29. In the cases provided for in the two preceding articles, the solemnizing officer shall state in an affidavit executed before the local civil registrar or any other person legally authorized to administer oaths that the marriage was performed or that the residence of either party, specifying the barrio or barangay, is so located that there is no means of transportation to enable such party to appear personally before the local civil registrar and that the officer took the necessary steps to ascertain the of the contracting parties and the to the marriage.

Art. 30. The original of the affidavit required in the last preceding article, together with the legible copy of the marriage contract, shall be sent by the to the local civil registrar of the municipality where it was performed within the period of s after the performance of the marriage.

Art. 31. A marriage in articulo mortis between may also be solemnized by a s not only while the ship is at sea or the plane is in flight, but also during .

Art. 32. A military commander of a unit, who is a , shall likewise have authority to solemnize marriages in articulo mortis between persons within the , whether members of the armed forces or .

Art. 33. Marriages among Muslims or among members of the may be performed validly without the necessity of marriage license, provided they are solemnized in accordance with their .

Art. 34. 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 and without any 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 of the contracting parties and found no to the marriage.

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