In Canada, a marriage between two 17-year old Filipinos is valid since the minimum age of marriage under the Civil Code of Canada is 16. This marriage will not be recognized in the Philippines because of the rule of lex nationalii.

A marriage between second-cousins in the Philippines is valid.

The principle of lex loci celebrationis also apply to intrinsic requirements of marriage.

The Philippines is required to recognize the divorce decrees issued by contracting states of the Hague Hague Convention on the Recognition of Divorces and Legal Separations since the Philippines is a signatory to the Convention.

A marriage celebrated between a Filipino male and an Australian male in Australia, which allows same-sex marriages, is valid.

A marriage celebrated in Canada, between a 22-year-old Filipino and a 17-year-old Filipino is not valid, applying the Nationality Theory.

If an alien woman marries a Filipino man, she ipso facto becomes a Filipino Citizen.

Daemon, a married Filipino residing in Quezon City, had an adulterous relationship with Rhaenyra. Daemon’s wife, Rhea, a Chinese national residing in Bangkok, Thailand, found out about the affair. Rhea, a well-known hunter, shot Daemon with a bow and arrow out of extreme jealousy, nearly killing him. Four (4) years after the incident, Daemon filed an action for legal separation against Rhea on the ground that she attempted to kill him.

Would Daemon’s action prosper?

In the TV show Friends, Ross Geller got divorced 3 times.