MARITAL

CUSTOMS&
CONTEMPORA
RYFORMSOF
MARRIAGE
Reporter:ConnieGraceC.Carlos
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Endogamy
Referstotheoldestpracticesof
contractingmarriagefromwithinones
owntribeorgroupduetolimited
communicationwithoutsidegroups
BorrowedfromtwoGreekwords

endonwithin,gamosmarriage
Impliesmarriagewithinthesocialunit.
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Exogamy
Referstothecomplexwayofcontracting
marriageoutsideonestribeorgroup.
BorrowedfromtwoGreekwords

Exooutside,gamosmarriage
itispracticedinordertopreventanyill
effectsofinbreedingandtheelimination
ofthetensionscausedbysexualrivalries.
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5.1KasalsaBanig(liveinmarriage)
severalcouplesdecidedtoliveashusbandandwife
underthesameroofandhavechildrenoutsideof
wedlock.
thiskindoflivinginprocesshasnolegalbinding
forceandprotectiontoboth,especiallytotheir
childrenwhowouldbeconsideredasputoksabuho
orillegitimate.
couplespracticingsuchrelationshiparenotyet
readybothpsychologicallyandsociallytotake
responsibilitytowardstheirpartnersandtheir
children.
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5.2KasalsaHuwes(civilmarriage)
definedasspecialcontractofpermanentunion
betweenamanandawomanenteredintoin
accordancewithlawfortheestablishmentof
conjugalandfamilylife.
Article1oftheFamilyCode
itisafoundationofthefamilyandaninviolable
socialinstitutionwhosenature,consequencesand
incidentsaregovernedbylawandnotsubjectto
stipulation,exceptthatmarriagesettlementsmay
fixthepropertyrelationsduringthemarriagewithin
limitsprovidedbythisCode.
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Article5oftheFamilyCode
thisstatesthatbothapplicantsformatrimony
(maleandfemale)areeighteenyearsofageand
freefromanylegalimpediments.

Article6
noprescribedformorreligiousriteforthe
solemnizationofthemarriageisrequired.
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Article10,56a
marriagemaybesolemnizedbyanyincumbent
memberofthejudiciarywithinthecourts
jurisdiction,shipcaptainorplanechief,consul
generalorviceconsulinthecaseprovidedin
thearticle.

Article8
andthemarriageshallbesolemnizedpublicly
inthechamberofthejudgeorintheofficeofthe
consulgeneral.
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5.3KasalsaSimbahan(Churchmarriage)
asacramentthatbindshusbandandwifeaccordingto
Christsteachingonmarriage.

Ratifiedbythe1983NewCodeofCanonLawoftheLatin
Church
thislawdescribemarriageasacovenant,bywhichaman
andawomanestablishbetweenthemselvesapartnershipof
theirwholelife,andwhichofitsownverynatureisordered
tothewellbeingofthespousesandtotheprocreationand
upbringingofchildren,hasbeenbaptized,beenraisedby
ChristtheLordtothedignityofasacrament.
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5.3KasalsaSimbahan(Churchmarriage)
twocontractingpartiesmaybejoinedinthe
sacramentofmarriageregardlessifbothare
Catholicornot.Itisimportantthatboth
partiesarebaptizedaccordingtothetrue
baptismofChrist.
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ThreeVitalPurposesofMarriageasstatedinthe
NewCodeofCanonLaw

BonumProlistheprocreationand
educationoftheoffspring
BonumFideireciprocalfidelityofboth
husbandandwife
BonumSacramentipermanentand
indissolubilityofthematrimonialbond
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Mt.19:39
Amanwillleavehisfatherandmotherandunite
withhiswifeandthetwowillbecomeone.Sotheyareno
longertwobutone.Anymanwhodivorceshiswifefor
anycauseotherthanherunfaithfulness,commits
adulteryifhemarriessomeotherwoman.

Article7,2ofthe1987FamilyCodeofthePhilippines
mentionednopriestorministerofanychurchor
religiousdenominationscansolemnizemarriageunless
heisdulyauthorizedbyhischurchorreligioussectand
registeredwiththecivilregistry,actingwithinthelimits
ofthewrittenauthoritygrantedhimbyhischurchor
religioussect.
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listening.
Godbless.