https://causingdelacruzlaw.com/2026/09/07/in-prosecutions-for-the-crime-of-bigamy-the-mere-presentation-of-a-marriage-certificate-purporting-to-evidence-the-first-marriage-does-not-by-itself-conclusively-establish-the-existence-of-a-valid/Causing Dela Cruz Law Officeen2026-09-07T07:52:58+00:00In prosecutions for the crime of bigamy, the mere presentation of a marriage certificate purporting to evidence the first marriage does not, by itself, conclusively establish the existence of a valid and subsisting prior marriage.