Family Code

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    CPG Special Rules for Certain properties, A118-120 Family Code

    1.Purchased on installments Art. 118. Property bought on installments paid partly from exclusive funds of either or both spouses and partly from conjugal funds belongs to the buyer or buyers if full ownership was vested before the marriage and to the conjugal partnership if such ownership was vested during the marriage. x x x 1)…

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    CPG Scope, A117 Family Code

    1.Scope of Conjugal Partnership Conjugal partnership constitutes the following: (1) Those acquired by onerous title during the marriage at the expense of the common fund, whether the acquisition be for the partnership, or for only one of the spouses; (2) Those obtained from the labor, industry, work or profession of either or both of the…

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    CPG Ownership, Possession, Administration, A110-115 Family Code

    Art. 110. The spouses retain the ownership, possession, administration and enjoyment of their exclusive properties. x x x This means that each spouse keeps full control over what legally belongs to them alone. They continue to own it, use it, manage it, and enjoy its benefits without needing approval or interference from the other spouse….

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    CPG Exclusive Property, A109 Family Code

    Art. 109. The following shall be the exclusive property of each spouse: (1) That which is brought to the marriage as his or her own; (2) That which each acquires during the marriage by gratuitous title; (3) That which is acquired by right of redemption, by barter or by exchange with property belonging to only…

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    Conjugal Partnership of Gains, A105-133 Family Code

    1. General Provisions Art. 105. In case the future spouses agree in the marriage settlements that the regime of conjugal partnership gains shall govern their property relations during marriage, the provisions in this Chapter shall be of supplementary application. The provisions of this Chapter shall also apply to conjugal partnerships of gains already established between…

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    Liquidation of Property Regime under Civil Code, A104 Family Code

    Art. 104. Whenever the liquidation of the community properties of two or more marriages contracted by the same person before the effectivity of this Code is carried out simultaneously, the respective capital, fruits and income of each community shall be determined upon such proof as may be considered according to the rules of evidence. In…

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    Termination of Marriage by Death, A103 Family Code

    1. Judicial proceeding for estate settlement Art. 103. Upon the termination of the marriage by death, the community property shall be liquidated in the same proceeding for the settlement of the estate of the deceased. x x x 1) When a marriage ends because one spouse dies, the assets that belonged to both of them…

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    ACP Liquidation, A102 Family Code

    1. ACP Liquidation Procedure a. Step 1: Inventory Art. 102. Upon dissolution of the absolute community regime, the following procedure shall apply: (1) An inventory shall be prepared, listing separately all the properties of the absolute community and the exclusive properties of each spouse. x x x 1) When the absolute community of property between…

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    ACP if Separated in Fact, A100 Family Code

    Art. 100. The separation in fact between husband and wife shall not affect the regime of absolute community x x x 1) When a husband and wife live apart from each other without going through formal legal proceedings, such as legal separation or annulment, their shared ownership of property under the absolute community of property…