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People V Odtuhan
People V Odtuhan
The Family Code has settled once and for all the
conflicting jurisprudence on the matter. A declaration of
the absolute nullity of a marriage is now explicitly
required either as a cause of action or a ground for
defense. It has been held in a number of cases that a
judicial declaration of nullity is required before a valid
subsequent marriage can be contracted; or else, what
transpires is a bigamous marriage, reprehensible and
immoral.