QuestionsQuestions (Act No. 1451)
Act No. 1451 modifies General Orders No. 68 (issued in 1899) specifically as to the age requirements for marriage without parental or guardian consent.
It amends paragraph three of Section 7 of General Orders No. 68.
Consent is required when the male is under 20 years of age or the female is under 18 years of age.
Consent may be given by the father, mother, guardian, or the person having charge of the person to be married.
The person solemnizing the marriage is authorized to examine the parties and witnesses on oath and to receive affidavits to ascertain the facts.
The solemnizing officer must state the relevant facts in the marriage certificate.
No. The marriage shall not be performed in case of nonage unless the required consent is obtained under the conditions stated.
(1) The consent must be personally given by the parent/guardian/person having charge of the infant; or (2) it may be certified in writing with the parent/guardian/signing party’s signature, attested by two or more subscribing witnesses and proved by the oath of one of them.
It must be in writing, signed by the parent/guardian/person having charge, attested by two or more subscribing witnesses, and proved by the oath of one of those witnesses.
The marriage cannot be performed because the law expressly prohibits the solemnization in case of nonage without the prescribed consent.
If there is no parent or guardian available, or otherwise applicable, the person who has charge of the infant is the one whose consent may be required and whose consent must follow the same personal or written-form rules.
It states that the Act shall take effect on its passage.
It was enacted on February 5, 1906.
It signals that Act No. 1451 is not a standalone provision on marriage age, but an amendment to an earlier general order—so students must read the amended portion in the context of the original General Orders No. 68.
Yes for the male because he is under 20. For the female, the provision requires consent only if she is under 18; at exactly 18, the female is not under 18 under the text as written.
He/she must examine the parties and witnesses on oath, receive affidavits, and state the resulting facts in the marriage certificate.