What Philippine law calls a marriage settlement (popularly a “prenuptial agreement”) must be in writing, signed by both parties, and executed before the wedding. See the Family Code Article 74-86 requirements, notarization and registration steps, and what to do if a step was missed.
Using a husband’s surname is optional under the Civil Code, not mandatory. Here is what Philippine law allows on IDs, contracts and bank accounts, and the passport rule under RA 11983: a one-time reversion to the maiden name.
No one under 18 can legally marry in the Philippines, not even with parental consent. See why marriage below 18 is void, and what RA 11596’s child-marriage penalties mean for families.
If your husband or wife has been missing for years and you want to remarry, Philippine law does not let you simply treat the marriage as over. Remarrying while a prior marriage still legally exists is void and exposes you to bigamy — unless you first obtain a court declaration that your absent spouse is…
Philippine law presumes a child born to a married woman is her husband’s legitimate child, even if another man is the biological father. Here is what that means for the surname, and the real options available.
Since 2023, PSA rules give RA 9255’s surname process retroactive effect for the whole Family Code period — not an unlimited one. Here is exactly what changed, what it does not cover, and how to apply it.
How RA 9255 lets an illegitimate child use the father’s surname in the Philippines: what counts as recognition, the AUSF, where to file, and what the Supreme Court says about who decides.
A side-by-side look at how Philippine law treats legitimate and illegitimate children differently on surname and inheritance — and why child support is the one right that does not change.
How paternity and filiation are proven in the Philippines: what Article 172 accepts as evidence, when courts order DNA testing under the Rule on DNA Evidence, and how to file a filiation petition.
Philippine law does not require a spouse to prove their partner hid anything to seek an annulment over a serious sexually transmissible disease — a disease present at the wedding, on its own, can be enough. But this ground is easy to confuse with a related, differently-defined one that does require proof of concealment, and…