Law Summary
Scope and Legal Effectivity
- Amendment specifically targets and modifies Section 4 of the Marriage Law (Act No. 3613).
- The act authorizes additional judicial officers, including appellate judges, to solemnize marriages.
- This broadens the persons legally empowered to perform marriage ceremonies beyond local judges and church authorities.
Legal Procedures and Requirements
- Inclusion of new authorized solemnizers does not alter other procedural requirements for marriage, only who may solemnize it.
- Priests and ministers must be registered as mandated to ensure validity.
Effective Date and Implementation
- The Act takes effect immediately upon approval.
- This ensures prompt legal recognition of marriages solemnized by the newly authorized officers.
Important Legal Concepts
- Solemnization of marriage is a legal act requiring specific authorized persons to confer validity.
- Expanding authorized solemnizers improves accessibility and flexibility in conducting lawful marriages.
- Registration of religious solemnizers safeguards the integrity and legality of religiously solemnized marriages.
- Judicial solemnizers encompass both trial and appellate court judges, reflecting judicial authority in civil matters related to marriage.