The Family Code mentions the word “love” only twice and the first mention of the word is found in Title III which covers Articles 68 up to ...

We don’t have a divorce law here in the Philippines. But we do have its equivalents (for example, declaration of nullity of a marriage based...

With regards the teaching of religion to public school students, the 1987 Constitution in Article XIV, Section 3, paragraph (3), states, “...

Q: My father died leaving some properties to my mother and three children, including me. How can we divide up his properties? What are the r...

Q: How can I have my birth certificate corrected? A: For change of first name, and for correction of minor clerical errors, you can simpl...

Q: Can I get married to my first cousin? A: No, you cannot. You are related to your cousin by four civil degrees, and thus any such marri...

Q: What is the difference between legal separation and declaration of nullity? A: The grounds or reasons are different, and more importan...

Q: What is the difference between divorce and declaration of nullity? A: In divorce (which is non-existent in the Philippines), the groun...

Q: Is there any difference between annulment and declaration of nullity of marriage? A: Under Articles 35 up to 54 of the Family Code, so...

Q: My boyfriend and I are both above 21 years of age, and we want to get married, with our parents' consent. But the Local Civil Registr...

Q: What is psychological incapacity? A: Article 36 of the Family Code provides, “A marriage contracted by any party who, at the time of...

Q: What are the effects when a marriage is declared null and void under Article 36 of the Family Code? A: Articles 50 up to 54 of the Fam...

Q: What are the rights of illegitimate children? A: Under Republic Act 9255, Article 176 of the Family Code has been amended, allowing il...

Q: My husband found out that our marriage certificate is not on file with the National Statistics Office. He said that our marriage is there...

(Note: Click the picture to download a free PDF newsletter on this topic.) What is the difference between adoption and simulation of birth? ...

As I mentioned previously, the Oklahoma State Supreme Court ruled that: 1. All actions of the church in disciplining Guinn before she with...

I grew up in the Mandaluyong Bible Baptist Church in Nueve de Febrero St. under missionary Fred Null and his wife Lorene, and Pastor Wen Sec...

The ruling of our Supreme Court cited below illustrates the need for the following: (1) for local Baptist churches to draft a Constitutio...

Related discussions (external links): Registering a local Baptist church with the SEC either as corporation sole or as religious so...