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The Supreme Court has affirmed the principle that a marriage remains valid even if the solemnizing officer lacks legal authority, provided at least one of the spouses genuinely believed the officiant was authorized at the time of the ceremony.

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One who enters into a second marriage during the subsistence of a first marriage is liable for the crime of bigamy.

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Who can file a petition for declaration of nullity of marriage?

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The Supreme Court has affirmed the principle that a marriage remains valid even if the solemnizing officer lacks legal authority, provided at least one of the spouses genuinely believed the officiant was authorized at the time of the ceremony.

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One who enters into a second marriage during the subsistence of a first marriage is liable for the crime of bigamy.

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Who can file a petition for declaration of nullity of marriage?

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