Short answer. Yes. Article 86 of the Family Code lets a donor revoke a donation by reason of marriage when the marriage takes place without the consent of the parents or guardian, as required by law. Missing required parental consent is, by itself, a distinct, independent ground for revoking the wedding gift.
What the law says
A donation by reason of marriage may be revoked by the donor in the following cases
Family Code, Article 86 — Revoking Donations by Reason of Marriage. Read the full provision →
What the law says
When the marriage takes place without the consent of the parents or guardian, as required by law
Family Code, Article 86 — Revoking Donations by Reason of Marriage. Read the full provision →
Wedding gifts can be revoked on specific grounds
A donation by reason of marriage is not permanent regardless of what happens around the wedding. A donation by reason of marriage may be revoked by the donor in the following cases. Article 86 lists six grounds a donor can rely on, and missing parental consent is named directly among them, as its own separate case, distinct from questions about whether the marriage itself later holds up.
The parental-consent ground stated directly
Article 86 puts it plainly: When the marriage takes place without the consent of the parents or guardian, as required by law. If the law required parental or guardian consent for that marriage and it was not obtained, that fact by itself is a recognized ground for you, as donor, to revoke the wedding gift you made in consideration of the marriage, without needing to prove any additional wrongdoing on the part of the couple.
This ground stands on its own
Article 86 does not require you to also show the marriage was annulled, that the donee acted in bad faith, or that any of the article's other grounds apply. The absence of required parental consent is listed as its own case for revocation, separate from what ultimately happens to the marriage's validity — the missing consent is what matters for this particular ground, and nothing more needs to be established alongside it before you may pursue revocation.
What this does not resolve
Article 86 addresses your ability to revoke the gift; it does not by itself determine what the missing consent means for the marriage's own status. Whether and how a marriage entered into without required parental consent is treated under the law is a separate question from your right, as donor, to revoke the donation you made in consideration of that marriage, and this article does not answer it either way.
Cases citing this provision
These Supreme Court decisions cite the provision above. We list them so you can read them yourself; the summaries of what each decided are not ours to give.
- Heirs of Cesario Velasquez, et al. vs. Court of Appeals, et al, G.R. No. 126996, February 15, 2000 — read the decision on LawPhil →