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Civil Law Mnemonics
Civil Law Mnemonics
I. Preliminary Titles
Art. 1CC of the Phils.
Art. 2 15d; publication; OG, np;
Art. 3 Ignorance
Art. 4 no retroactive
Art. 5 against mandatory/prohibitory
Art. 6 rights may be waived (cept LOPMC3)
Law, public Order, public Policy, Morals,
good Custom, or prejudicial to the rights of a
3rd person
Art. 7 repeal of laws
Art. 8 judicial decisions
Art. 9 court should render judgment
Art. 10 presumption of lawmaking-bodys
right and justice to prevail
Art. 11 customs against LOP not
countenanced
Law, public Order, public Policy,
Art. 12 customs proved as fact
Art. 13 time period
Art. 14 penal laws
Art. 15 citizenship principle (FoRDSChooL)
II. Persons
A. Civil Personality (37-47, FC)
Art. 37 JC, CA
Art. 38 restrictions on capacity to act
(MIDPI)
Incur obligations
X Y-Zee
X Zee
Mrs. A Zee
Art. 371 If annulment, guilty wife shall use
own surname. Innocent may
resume maiden surname, or choose
to continue husbands, unless: 1)
court decrees otherwise, 2)
subsequent marriage of either
Art. 372 if legal separation, no change of
surname
Art. 373 if widow, may use husbands
surname
Art. 374 if same names, younger person has
to add name
Art. 375 male descendants
Jose P. Crisostomo
Repealed by RA 9048
Art. 377 usurpation of name subject of
action for damages and other relief
Art. 378 unauthorized use=right of action
Art. 379pen names and stage names ok
(GF, 3)
Art. 380 no person shall else use different
names and surnames
Amended by RA 9048
Art. 413 all other civil status matters,
governed by special laws
Nonpayment of taxes
Debts incurred prior to constitution of
family home
3.
UrbanP300,000
RuralP200,000
Art. 158 may be sold/assigned/encumbered
with written consent of owner, spouse, and
majority of beneficiaries of legal age
Art. 159FH shall continue despite death of
(Art. 152), for a period of 10 years or for as
long as there is no minor beneficiary, but
heirs cannot partition the same unless
court finds compelling reasons therefore.
Regardless of ownership.
Art. 160creditor can apply for sale under
execution if court finds actual value of FH
exceeds amount allowed by law
Art. 161a person may constitute, or be the
beneficiary of, only one family home
*may case
Spousedescendantsascendantsbr
others and sisters
Art. 200 obligation to support divided
between person in proportion to resources
of each; if 2 or more recipients
Art. 201amount of support: proportionate to
resources of giver and necessities of
recipient
Art. 202support would be reduced or
increased proportionately
Art. 203obligation to give support shall be
demandable from the time the person who
has a right to receive the same needs it for
maintenance, but shall not be paid except
from date of judicial or extrajudicial
demand
Art. 204obligation fulfilled by: allowance;
maintaining in dwelling
Art. 205right to receive support shall not be
levied upon on attachment or execution
Art. 206if stranger gives support w/o
knowledge of person obliged, stranger has
N. Summary Judicial
Proceedings (238 253, FC)
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