Mosarah A.

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PERSONS & FAMILY RELATION
RELATION

Absolute Community of  Conjugal Partnership of  Complete Separation of 

Properties Gains Property

DEFINITION

 A system of property relatio It is that forme' %y a I this property reime) ea#h

!here the spouses hus%a' a' his !ife spouse shall o!) 'ispose of)
"e#ome #o$o!ers of all the !here
here%y
%y they
hey pla#e i a poss
posses
ess)
s) a'mi
miister
ster a'
a'
properties that they %ri ito #omm
#ommo o fu'
fu' the
the frui
fruits
ts of  e/oy his or her o! separate
the marriae a' those their
their separate
separate property
property)) a' estate
estate)) !itho
!ithout
ut ee'
ee' of the
a#(uire' %y either or %oth of  the i#ome from their !or, or  #oset of the other.
them
them 'uri
'uri
 the
the #our
#ourse
se of  i'u
'ustry
stry)) the
the same
same to %e
their marriae) sa*e for some 'i*i'e' %et!ee them
e+#eptios. e(ual
e(ually
ly -as a eera
eerall rule
rule
upo
upo the 'issol
'issoluti
utio
o of the
marriae or the partership.

01EN APPLI2A"LE3

O marriaes #otra#te' o O marriaes #otra#te' Oly if settle' i preuptial

or after Auust 4) 5677
-effe#ti*ity of the Family
2o'e of the Philippies) the
system of a%solute
#ommuity of property shall
o*er.
%efore Auust 4) 5677) the areemet %y %oth spouses.
system of #o/ual
partership of ais shall
o*er.

E82L9SI:E PROPERTIES

• Properties a#(uire' • Properties %rouht • To ea#h spouse shall

'uri the marriae
%y ratuitous -or
lu#rati*e title %y
either spouse) a'
the fruits as !ell as
the i#ome thereof) if
ay) uless it is
spe#ifi#ally pro*i'e'
%y the 'oor) testator)
or rator that they
shall for part of the
#ommuity;
• Property for persoal
a' e+#lusi*e use of
either spouse)
ito marriae as
either of the spouse<s
o!.
• Properties a#(uire'
%y ratuitous -or
lu#rati*e title 'uri
the marriae.
• Properties a#(uire'
%y riht of re'emptio
or %y e+#hae !ith
other property
%eloi to oly oe
of the spouses.
• Properties a#(uire'
!ith e+#lusi*e moey
%elo all the
earis from his or
her professio)
%usiess or i'ustry
a' all fruits) atural)
i'ustrial or #i*il) 'ue
or re#ei*e' 'uri the
marriae from his or
her separate property.
 ho!e*er) /e!elry shall of either spouse
form part of the
#ommuity;
•Property a#(uire'
%efore the marriae
%y either spouse !ho
has leitimate
'es#e'ats %y a
former marriae) a'
the fruits as !ell as
the i#ome) if ay) of
su#h property.
2OMM9NITY PROPERTIES 2ON=9>AL PROPERTIES

•  All properties o!e' • Properties a#(uire' • No #ommo

%y spouses at the %y oerous title 'uri properties.
time of #ele%ratio of the marriae at the
marriae or a#(uire' e+pese of the
thereafter. #ommo fu')
!hether the
a#(uisitio %e for the
partership of for oly
oe of the spouses.
• Properties o%taie'
from la%or) i'ustry)
!or, or professio of
either or %oth of the
spouses.
• The fruits) atural)
i'ustrial or #i*il) 'ue
or re#ei*e' 'uri the
marriae from the
#ommo property) as
!ell as the et fruits
from the e+#lusi*e
property of ea#h
spouse.
• The share of either
spouse i the hi''e
treasure !hi#h the
la! a!ar's to the
fi'er or o!er of the
property !here the
treasure is fou';
• Properties a#(uire'
throuh o##upatio
su#h as fishi a'
huti;
 • Li*esto#, e+isti
upo the 'issolutio
of the partership i
e+#ess of the um%er
of ea#h ,i' %rouht
to the marriae %y
either spouse;
• Properties a#(uire'
%y #ha#e) su#h as
!iis from
am%li a' %etti.

 ADMINISTRATION & EN=OYMENT OF 2OMMON PROPERTY

• "elo to %oth •"elo to %oth • The spouses are free
spouses /oitly. spouses /oitly. to maae their
respe#ti*e properties
!ithout iterfere#e
from other spouse.

DONATION OF 2OMMON PROPERTY

• Neither spouse may Neither spouse may
• • Spouses are free to
'oate ay 'oate ay #o/ual 'oate !ithout
#ommuity property property !ithout iterfere#e of the
!ithout #oset of the #oset of the other. other.
other.