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Christian terminology and theological views of marriage vary by time period, by country, and by the different Christian denominations. Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Christians consider marriage as a holy sacrament or sacred mystery , while Protestants consider marriage to be a sacred institution or "holy ordinance" of God .
Persons and family relations mainly deals with the issues of family matters such as marriage, annulment and voiding of marriages, adoption, property settlements between spouses, parental authority, support for spouses and children, emancipation, legitimes (inheritance) of children from their parents and between relatives.
In cases where parental consent or parental advice is needed, [10] marriage law in the Philippines also requires couples to attend a seminar [7] on family planning before the wedding day in order to become responsible for family life and parenthood. The seminar is normally conducted at a city hall or a municipal council.
The Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of North and Central America, the highest Orthodox Christian representative body in the Americas, reaffirmed in a statement in September 2013 that "the Orthodox Christian teaching on marriage and sexuality, firmly grounded in Holy Scripture, two millennia of Church Tradition, and Canon Law, holds that ...
The Family Code covers fields of significant public interest, especially the laws on marriage.The definition and requisites for marriage, along with the grounds for annulment, are found in the Family Code, as is the law on conjugal property relations, rules on establishing filiation, and the governing provisions on support, parental authority, and adoption.
Constitutionality of the portions of Article 1 and 2 of the Family Code of the Philippines, which defines marriage as between a man and a woman, and whether said articles violate the equal protection and due process provisions of the 1987 Constitution, (both in Article III, Section 1), and religious freedom (Article III, Section 5) of the ...
Almost three decades ago, Richard Hays, a minister and the soon-to-be dean of Duke Divinity School, wrote what became the go-to traditionalist Christian argument against same-sex marriage. In a ...
The United States would take over the Philippines after the conclusion of the Spanish–American War. During this period Act No. 2710, or the Divorce Law, became law on March 11, 1917. The legislation provided for divorce a vinculo matrimonii or absolute divorce. Divorce permissibility was fault-based, with the following prerequisite. [7]