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Act No. 3613 Section 29

Illegal marriages.

Section 29

SEC. 29. Illegal marriages.—Any marriage subsequently contracted by any person during the lifetime of the first spouse of such person with any person other than such first spouse shall be illegal and void from its performance, unless: (a) The first marriage was annulled or dissolved; (b) The first spouse had been absent for seven consecutive years at the time of the second marriage without the spouse present having news of the absentee being alive, or the absentee being generally considered as dead and believed to be so by the spouse present at the time of contracting such subsequent marriage, the marriage so contracted being valid in either case until declared null and void by a competent court.

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CitationAct No. 3613 Section 29 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)

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