Martes, Oktubre 10, 2017

Rene Ronulo v. People of the PH

GR 182438      
July 02, 2014

Facts:
            The officiating priest refused to solemnize marriage between Joey Umadac and Claire Bingayen, on the day of their marriage learning that they failed to secure a marriage license. The couple went then to an Independent Church of Filipino Christians, aka Aglipayan church where an Aglipayan priest agreed to solemnize marriage despite having been informed that they had no marriage cert. After that event, the priest was served an information for violating Art 352 of the RPC for allegedly performing an illegal marriage ceremony. All lower courts found him guilty using Act 3613 or Marriage law to rule the case and imposed upon him a fine of P200.00.

            Issue: W/N he is guilty
Held:

            Yes. Art 6 of the Family Code provides for the minimum standards in determining whether marriage ceremony had been conducted. Undoubtedly, petitioner conducted the marriage ceremony despite knowledge that the essential and formal requirements of marriage set by law were lacking. The marriage ceremony therefore is illegal. The petitioner’s knowledge of the absence of these requirements negates defense of good faith.

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