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Means of Impugning Declaration of nullity Petition for annulment Petition for legal separation None
Who may file action Anyone Only Spouses Only Spouses None
Article 47
1. The parents, guardian, person
having legal charge of party who
contracted marriage without parental
consent before party reaches 21. The
party within 5 years after reaching 21
years old
2. The guardian or person with legal
charge of the insane party; the sane
party, if insanity was not known; the
insane upon regaining sanity or in a
lucid Interval
3. Person subjected to fraud within
5 years from discovery of fraud
4. Person subjected to force within
5 years from cessation of the said force
5. For physical incapacity to
consummate and sexuality
transmissible disease, five years from
marriage
Prescription Article 39 Action or defense Normally five years(refer to Article 47) Article 57 None
is imprescribtible Five years from the date of occurrence
of cause