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Module 2: Marriage

MODULE OVERVIEW
Welcome to the MODULE 2! This module introduces the fundamental concepts of marriage,
marriage under the Philippine law which includes dissolution of marriage, who are allowed to
solemnize marriage and how marriage solemnize. Furthermore, progress check is provided at the
end of this chapter. So, good lack and have a blast!

Module Objectives
At the end of this module the student will be able to:
✓ develop a list of the top ten qualities looking in a spouse;
✓ appreciate the value / benefits of Marriage;
✓ discuss the cohabitation prior to marriage;
✓ investigate how to sustain a successful marriage for a lifetime;
✓ explain the authority of Priest, Judge and Mayor in solemnizing marriage; and
✓ present ideas to improve the existing law on marriage;

Lessons in Module
This Module discuss the following lesson:
LESSON 1: Fundamental Concept of Marriage
a. Marriage License
b. Same-sex Marriage
c. Financial Consideration of Marriage

LESSON 2: Marriage under Philippine Law

a. Parental Consent and Parental Advice
b. Who are allowed to Solemnize Marriage?
c. How is Marriage Solemnize
d. Void and Voidable Marriages
e. What is Psychological incapacity

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PRE-ASSESTMENT
INSTRUCTION: Select the correct answer for each of the following questions. Encircle one
answer for each item. STRICTLY NO ERASURES ALLOWED.

1. Marriage is referenced in many laws,

A. tax C. immigration
B. bankruptcy D. all of the above
2. Rules that require people to marry from a member of one’s clan or within social groups are known
as.
A. Exogamy C. polygamy
B. Polygyny D. Endogamy
3. Rules that forbid people from marrying specific relatives or within social groups are known as.
A. Exogamy C. Endogamy
B. Polygyny D. polygamy
4. ________is marriage in which the marital unit consist of three or more people.
A. Sororal Polygyny C. Polygyny
B. Polyandry D. Polygamy
5. Presents given by the husband's family to the wife's kin before, during, or after the wedding
ceremony are called
A. dowry C. courtship
B. bride wealth D. bride service
6. Below are allowed to solemnize marriage, except;
C. Mayor C. Chaplain
D. President D. Chief Justice
7. How marriage is solemnized?
C. The marriage shall be solemnized secretly C. The marriage shall be solemnized
daily
D. The marriage shall be solemnized directly D. The marriage shall be solemnized
publicly
8. psychological incapacity refers to?
C. emotional incapacity C. mental incapacity
D. physiological incapacity D. none of the above
9. marriage shall be void from the beginning if,
C. solemnize by any person not legally authorize C. solemnize by priest
D. solemnize by any person legally authorize D. solemnize by chaplain
10.Parental consent and Parental advice can be used interchangeably?
C. No C. A and B
B. Yes D. maybe

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Lesson1: Fundamental Concept of Marriage

Marriage is a social union or legal contract between individuals that creates

kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and
sexual, are acknowledged by a variety of ways, depending on the culture or
demographic. In this lesson the student should learn about; marriage license, same-
sex Marriage and financial consideration of marriage

At the end of the lesson, the student should be able to:

✓ define the ideal partner for the future;
✓ identify what are the motivations someone’s to marry;
✓ distinguish the four residence after marriage; and
✓ compare and contrast the common law and same-sex marriage.

Time Frame
This lesson is to be accomplished and done within 15 days.

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Task 1: MY IDEAL PARTNER

Direction: Fill in the space provided below according to the ideal partner for the future.

The 10 qualities of my ideal:

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Task 2: I Think I wanna marry you

Direction: The concept map below represents as you. State some reason what motivates you
to marry someone. Write your answer using the balloons provided.

Motivates me to
marry someone

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Task 3: Scrabble Words

Direction: Below is a scrabble words contain the authorize persons to solemnize Marriage.
Arrange the words below and write your answer in a capital letter in the space provided. Use
black ball-pen and strictly no erasure.

1. FIECH ICESTUJ _______________________

2. SSOCIATEA ICESTUJ _______________________

3. INGPRESID ICESTUJ _______________________

4. SICESTUJ _______________________

5. GEJUDS _______________________

6. ORYAMS _______________________

7. SETRIPS _______________________

8. BBARIS _______________________

9. MAMIS _______________________

10. NISTERSIM _______________________

11. PISH TAINPAC _______________________

12. FIECH PLANAIRE _______________________

13. PLACHAIN _______________________

14. CONLUS-GENERAL _______________________

15. CIEV-CONLUS _______________________

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ANALYSIS

Task 4: Home Sweet Home

Direction: Using the table below, distinguish the term Neolocal Residence between
Patrilocal Residence and Matrilocal Residence between Bilocal Residence. After
distinguishing, select one among the four residence and explain why do you think that
residence is the best after marriage. Write your explanation in the maximum of 50 words.

Neolocal Patrilocal Matrilocal Bilocal

Write your answer inside:

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Task 5: WHAT MAKES A RELATIONSHIP SUCCEFUL

Direction: Cohabitation strengthen the chances of long term success of married? Some studies
claim that living together before marriage increase the divorce chance by as much as 50%. In the
space provided below, give you’re stand on what is really makes marriage successful for a
lifetime. Write your answer in the minimum of 100 and maximum of 150 words.

Living together before marriage VS Living together after married

WRITE YOUR ANSWER HERE:

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Task 6: VENN DIAGRAM

Direction: Using the Venn Diagram below compare and contrast the term Common Law and
Same-sex Marriage. You can use in a bullet form or in a sentence form.

VENN DIAGRAM

Common Law Marriage Same-sex Marriage

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Abstraction
Fundamental concept of marriage

What motivate someone to marry?

the following are some of the reasons:
a) Love and economic, e) adventure h.) Financial security
b) parents’ wishes, f) protection and
c) escape from loneliness, g) sexual attraction
Forms of marriage
1.) Monogamy – This refers to the marriage on one male and one female.
2.) Polygamy – This refers to the marriage between one person of one sex and a minimum
of two persons of the of the other sex.
Type of polygamy
a. Polyandry – This refers to the marriage of one women to two or more men.
b. Polygyny – This refers to the marriage of one man to two or more women.
Kinds of marriage
1.) Adoptive Marriage
This is practiced in japan. If the family does not have son to preserve their
surname, the prospective son-in-law adopts the family name of the bride’s
parents before marriage.
2.) Sororate Marriage
This is sometimes called sister-in-law marriage. It is called as such because a
man remarries his deceased wife’s sister.
3.) Levirate Marriage
This is the reverse of sororate marriage. This is a marriage where a woman
marries the deceased husband’s brother.
4.) Ghost Marriage
This is similar to levirate marriage. Under this form of marriage, the children of
the women who married the deceased husband’s brother are considered “sired”
by the dead husband. That means the second husband or the is only a
“surrogate” or who substituted for his brother.
4.) Endogamy marriage
This refers to the norms which dictate that an individual that an individual should
marry from a member of one’s clan or ethic group. However, parents may
contrive to have their children marry with a religious group or social class.
6.) Exogamy
This marriage prescribes that one marries outside of one’s clan or ethnic group.

Residence after marriage

1. Neolocal Residence – This means that the newly married couple lives in their own
residence.
2. Patrilocal Residence – This means that the newly married couple moves in with the
husband’s parents. Virilocal residence is another term used for this type of residence.
3. Matrilocal residence – This means that the newly married couple moves in the wife’s
parents. Uxorilocal residence is another term used for this type of residence.
4. Bilocal Residence – This means that the newly married couple shifts residence from
matrilocal to patrilocal residence. The reason for this shift may be due to financial reason,
parents’ wishes, or some other reasons. By doing so, the couple can save money.

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What is Marriage License?

A marriage license is a document issued, either by church or state authority,
authorizing a couple to marry. The procedure for obtaining a license varies between countries
and has changed over time.
Common-Law Marriage
Common-Law marriage is sometimes called de facto marriage, informal marriage or
marriage by habit and repute, is a form of interpersonal status which is legally recognized
jurisdictions as a marriage even though no legally recognized marriage ceremony is
performed or civil marriage contract is entered into or the marriage is registered in the civil
registry. One of the oldest known and recorded marriage laws is discerned from Hammurabi’s
Code. The legal institution of marriage and its rules and ramifications have changed over time
depending on the culture or demographic of the time..
Same-sex marriage
It is a term used to describe legally or socially recognized marriage between two
persons of the same biological se or gender.

Financial considerations of marriage

The financial aspects of marriage vary between cultures and have changed over time. In
some cultures, dowries and bride prices continue to be required today. After the marriage in early
Modern Britain all the property (called “fortune”) and expected inheritance of the wife belonged to
the husband.
1. Dowry - A dowry was not an unconditional gift, but was usually a part of a wider marriage
settlement. For example, if the groom had other children, they could not inherit the dowry,
which had to go to the bride’s children. In the event of her childlessness, the dowry had had
to be returned to her family, but sometimes not until the groom’s death or marriage.

2. Bride Price and Dower - In other cultures, the groom or his family was expected to pay a bride
price to bride’s family for the right to marry the daughter, or dower, which was payable to the
bride. This required the groom to work for the bride’s family for a set period of time.

3. Modern Customs - In many countries today, each marriage partner has the choice of keeping
his or her property or combining properties. In the latter case, called community property,
when the marriage end by divorce each owns half. In many legal jurisdictions, laws related
to property and inheritance provide by default for property to pass upon the death of one party
in a marriage firstly to the spouse and secondly to the children. Wills and trusts can make
alternative provisions for property succession.

4. Taxation - In some countries, spouse is allowed to average their incomes; this is

advantageous to a married couple with disparate incomes. To compensate for this, many
countries provide a higher tax bracket for the averaged income of a married couple.

Further readings and research for this lesson are advisable for more information and learnings.

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Application
Task 7:
Direction: Post a picture of a couple and interview them why they are marry each other.

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Task 8: REASON LADDER

Direction: Based from the lecture notes given in the previous page, complete the Reason Ladder
by giving the answer what are the reasons why we should have considered the financial
aspects in Marriage.

Reasons why we should have

considered the financial aspects in
Marriage.

Reason 1:

Reason 2:

Note: Do not merely focus with its information given. Try to research more about these divisions.

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REFLECTION:
Direction: Direction: Below is a reflection figure that looks like a human figure. Determine what
you have learned (the knowledge that serves as your foundation to stand and
keep); the things you have realized and appreciated (attitude towards learning) and
the things that you discovered (skills that you will cherish in life). Fill in each part of
the reflection figure.

Things I have
learned
(knowledge)

Things I have realized and

appreciated
(attitudes)

Things I have
discovered
(skills)

You’re doing well in this module; you have already finished the first lesson. Keep it up! You can now
proceed to the next lesson.

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