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PROPERTY REGIME OF
UNIONS WITHOUT
ABSOLUTE COMMUNITY CONJUGAL PROPERTY OF REGIME OF SEPARATION UNIONS WITHOUT MARRIAGE
MARRIAGE (Without any
PROPERTY GAINS OF PROPERTY (With legal impediments)
legal impediment)
Art 148
Art. 147
It shall commence at the precise moment that the marriage is When future spouses When a man and a woman When parties involved are not
celebrated. Any stipulation, express or implied, for the agree in the marriage capacitated to marry each capacitated to marry each other
When will it commencement of the commencement of the community regime settlements that their other, live exclusively with live exclusively together.
commence /When at any other time shall be void. (Art. 88, 107) property relations during each other as husband and
is it applicable? marriage. (Art 143) wife without the benefit of
marriage or under a void
marriage.
In absence of
Marriage General Rule. Under Civil Code
General rule. Under Family
settlement, which (Established before the Family
Code.
regime shall Code)
govern?
All the property owned by the 1. Those acquired during the May refer to present or Only properties acquired by
Properties spouses at the time of the marriage with conjugal funds future property or both. It both of the parties through their
constituting the celebration of the marriage or 2. Those obtained from labor, may be total or partial. In actual joint contribution of
property regime acquired thereafter. industry, work or profession of the latter case, property money, property, or industry
either or both spouse not agreed upon as shall be owned by them in
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3. Fruits of conjugal property separate shall pertain to common in proportion to their
due or received during the the absolute community. respective contributions.
marriage and net fruits of
separate property
4. Share in the hidden treasure
5. Those acquired through
occupation.
6. Livestock in excess of what
was brought to the marriage
7. Those acquired by chance.
Property acquired during the All property acquired during the Properties acquired while Their contributions and
marriage is presumed to marriage, whether the they lived together shall be corresponding shares are
belong to the community, acquisition appears to have presumed to have been presumed equal.
unless it is proved that it is been made, contracted or obtained by their joint
one of those excluded registered in the name of one or efforts, work or industry. A
therefrom. both spouses, is presumed to be party who did not participate
To invoke the presumption, conjugal unless the contrary is in the acquisition by the
Presumption, in the property must be shown proved. other party who did not
the absence of to have been acquired during participate in the acquisition
proof to the the marriage. by the other party of any
contrary It is not necessary to prove property shall be deemed to
that the property was acquired have contributed jointly in
by the funds of the the acquisition thereof if the
community. Registered name former's efforts consisted in
generally not indicative, except the care and maintenance of
if you cannot prove that the the family and of the
property was acquired during household.
the marriage.
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1. Property acquired during 1) That which is brought to the To each spouse shall 1. Salaries and wages shall be
the marriage by gratuitous marriage as his or her own; belong all earnings from owned by them in equal
title and its fruits except if its 2) That which each acquires his or her profession, shares;
expressly provided by the during the marriage by business or industry and all
2. Property acquired by
donor, testator or grantor that gratuitous title; fruits, natural, industrial or
either of the parties
they shall form part of the 3) That which is acquired by civil, due to received
exclusively by his or her own
community property right of redemption, by barter or during the marriage from
fund belongs to such party,
2. Property for personal and by exchange with property his or her separate
provided that there is proof
exclusive use of either spouse belonging to only one of the property.
that he or she acquired it by
(jewelry forms part of the ACP) spouses; and
exclusive funds;
3. Property acquired before 4) That which is purchased with
the marriage by one with exclusive money of the wife or All which are agreed in the 3. Property acquired while
legitimate descendants by of the husband. marriage settlement. they live together shall be
former marriage and its fruits presumed to have been
Exclusions from Future or present property
and income obtained by their joint
the property or both.
efforts, work or industry and
regime (Exclusive shall be owned by them in
property of each equal shares. A party who did
spouse) not participate in the
acquisition by the other party
of any property shall be
deemed to have contributed
jointly in the acquisition
thereof if the former’s efforts
consisted in the care and
maintenance of the family
and of the household.
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of the parties after
separation shall be
exclusively owned by the
party who acquired it.
1. Debts and obligations 1. Debts and obligations Both shall bear the family
contracted by either spouse contracted by either spouse expenses in proportionate
without the consent of the without the consent of the other to their income.
other to the extent it benefited to the extent it benefited the
the family. family.
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redounded to the benefit of family.
the family.
7. Taxes and expenses for mere
7. Taxes and expenses for preservation of separate
mere preservation made property
during the marriage upon the
8. Expenses for professional,
separate property of either
vocational or self-improvement
spouse used by the family.
courses of either spouse.
8. Expenses for professional or
9. Value of what is donated or
vocational course.
promised to common legit
9. Other ante-nuptial debts, children for professional,
support of illegitimate child, vocation or self improvement
and liabilities for crime or courses.
quasi-delicts in absence of
10. Other ante-nuptial debts,
separate property
support of illegitimate child, and
10. Donated or promised to liabilities for crime or quasi-
common legitimate children delicts in absence of separate
for profession, vocational property. (Art 121)
course or self improvement.
(Art 94)
If the donations are onerous,
the amount of the charges shall
be borne by the exclusive
property of the donee spouse,
whenever they have been
advance by the conjugal
partnership of gains. (Art 114)
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The payment of personal debts
contracted by the husband or
the wife before or during the
marriage shall not be charged to
the conjugal properties
partnership except insofar as
they redounded to the benefit
of the family.
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above-mentioned.
Losses/Winnings Losses shall be borne by the loser and shall not be charged to the
in any game of community but any winnings there from shall form part of the
chance, betting, community property. (Art 117, 123)
sweepstakes, or
any other kind of
gambling
(permitted or not)
Both spouses jointly enjoy the administration and enjoyment of Each spouse shall own,
the community property/ conjugal partnership. In case of dispose of, posses,
Administration disagreement, however, the husband’s decision shall prevail, administer and enjoy his or
subject to recourse to the court by the wife for proper remedy, her separate estate,
which must be availed of within five years from the date of the without need of the
contract implementing such decision. In the event that one
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spouse is incapacitated or otherwise unable to participate in the consent of the other.
administration of the common properties, the other spouse may
assume sole powers of administration.
1) Upon the death of either spouse Filing a Decree reviving Marriage without marriage Forfeiture of a share in the
When is the 2) When there is a decree of legal separation the former property settlement or as arranged in ownership.
regime 3) When the marriage is annulled or declared void regime that existed the marriage settlement.
terminated? 4) In case of judicial separation of property during the marriage between the spouses
under Article 134 to 138. (governed by Art 67)
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up their properties. (Art 496)
6. Payment of losses of
movables
8. Delivery of presumptive
legitimes. (Art. 129)
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Rule if there is
subsequent
A mandatory regime of complete separation of property shall
marriage without
govern the property relations of the subsequent marriage.
the liquidation
required by law
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The separation in fact or separation de facto (as opposed to legal
separation), between husband and wife shall not affect the
regime of absolute community, except that:
(1) The spouse who leaves the conjugal home or refuses to live
therein, without just cause, shall not have the right to be
supported;
Effects if the
spouses separate (2) When the consent of one spouse to any transaction of the
in fact other is required by law, judicial authorization shall be obtained in
a summary proceeding;
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presumed to have no intention of returning to the conjugal
dwelling.
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. If no judicial settlement
proceeding is instituted, the surviving spouse shall liquidate the
Procedures in case community property either judicially or extra-judicially within six
of death of a months from the death of the deceased spouse.
spouse
If the procedure on liquidation, as outlined above, is not followed:
(a) any disposition or encumbrance involving community property
by the surviving spouse shall be void; and (b) any subsequent
marriage shall be governed by the mandatory regime of complete
separation of property.
When only one of the parties If one party is validly married
is in good faith, the share of to another:
the party in bad faith shall be
- His or her share in the
forfeited:
co-owned properties
1. In favor of their common will accrue to the
children ACP/CPG of his/her
existing valid marriage
2. In case of default of or
Forfeiture in case
waiver by any or all of the If the party who acted in bad
one party is in bad
common children or their faith is not validly married to
faith
descendants, each vacant another, his/her share shall be
share shall belong to the forfeited in the same manner
respective surviving as that provided in Art 147.
descendants
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