PARENTAL CONSENT IN MARRIAGE

In case either or both of the contracting parties, not having been emancipated by a previous marriage, are between the ages of eighteen and twenty-one, they shall, in addition to the preceding articles:

      Exhibit to the local registrar, the consent of their marriage of their father, mother, surviving parent or guardian, or persons having legal charge of them, in the order mentioned.  Such consent shall be manifested in writing by the interested party, who personally appears before the proper local civil registrar, or in the form of an affidavit made in the presence of two authorized by law to administer oaths.  The personal manifestation shall be recorded in both applications for marriage license, and the affidavit, if one is executed instead, shall be attached to said application (61a, Article 14).

Any contracting party  between the age of twenty-one and twenty-five shall be obliged to ask their parents or guardian for advice upon the intended marriage.

      If they do not obtain such advice,or if it be unfavorable, the marriage license shall not be issued till after three months following the completion of the publication of the application therefore.  A sworn statement by the contracting parties to the effect that such advice has been sought, together with the written advice given, if any, shall be attached to the application for marriage license.  Should the parents or guardian refuse to give any advice, this fact shall be stated in the sworn statement (62a, Article 15).

In case where parental consent or parental advice is needed, the party or parties concerned shall, in addition to the requirements of the preceding articles, attach a certificate issued by a priest, imam or minister authorized to solemnize marriage under Article 7 of the Code or a marriage counselor duly accredited by the proper government agency to the effect that the contracting parties have undergone marriage counselling.

      Failure to attach said certificate of marriage counselling shall suspend the issuance of the marriage license for a period of three months from the completion of the publication of the application,  Issuance of the marriage license within the prohibited period shall subject the issuing officer to administrative sanctions but shall not affect the validity of the marriage.

      Should only one of the contracting parties need parental consent or parental advice, the other party must be present at the counselling referred to in the preceding paragraph (Article 16).