Text of the provision
Art. 32. A military commander of a unit, who is a commissioned officer, shall likewise have authority to solemnize marriages in articulo mortis between persons within the zone of military operation, whether members of the armed forces or civilians.
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Family Code of the Philippines, Executive Order No. 209, approved July 6, 1987. The Code took effect on August 3, 1988 (Republic v. Orbecido III, G.R. No. 154380, October 5, 2005). Reproduced in full.
What this article means
A commissioned military commander of a unit may likewise solemnize an articulo mortis marriage within a zone of military operation, regardless of whether the parties are members of the armed forces or civilians caught within that zone.
Related provisions
- Article 27 — the articulo mortis rule this authority serves.
- Article 31 — the parallel authority for ship captains and airplane pilots.
Cases interpreting this article
- Authorities on the Article 32 military-commander authority will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.
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