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Section 87. Application for Marriage License. In so far as marriage is concerned,the Civil Code of 1950 was repealed by Executive Order No. 209, known to us the FamilyCode of the Philippines, which took effect on 03 August 1988.A LICENSE is one of the requisites of a valid marriage. It is a public documentissued by a Civil Registrar who certifies therein that a particular man and a particular womanto whom it is issued are qualified to contract a marriage with each other.I. APPLICATION OF MARRIAGE LICENSE<strong>The</strong> following rules shall govern the issuance of a Marriage License by the CivilRegistrar:1.) Each of the contracting parties shall file separately a sworn application for suchlicense with the proper <strong>Local</strong> Civil Registrar, which shall specify the following:a.) Full name of the contracting party;b.) Place of birth;c.) Age and date of birth;d.) Civil Status;e.) If previously married, how, when and where the previous marriage wasdissolved or annulled;f.) Present residence and citizenship;g.) Degree of relationship of the contracting parties;h.) Full name, residence and citizenship of the father;i.) Full name, residence and citizenship of the Mother;j.) Full name, residence and citizenship of the guardian or person havingcharge, in case the contracting party has neither father nor mother and isunder the age of 21 years.2.) When applicable, the contracting parties shall attach to their application formarriage license the following supporting papers:a) Proof of ageb) Parental Consent is required when either or both parties are 18 yearsold and above but below 21 years old.c) Parental Advice is required if either or both contracting parties are 21years old and above but below 25 years old.d) Certificate of Marriage Counselinge) Certificate of Family Planning and responsible parenthood.f) Proof of dissolution of marriage- in case one or both of the contractingparties were previously married.g) Certificate of Legal Capacity to Contract Marriage when either or bothof the contracting parties are citizen/s of the foreign country. Thismust be issued by their respective diplomatic or Consular Officials.3.) Where to file application for Marriage License--A Marriage License shall be issued by the Civil Registrar of the City orMunicipality where either the contracting party habitually resides201