Article 1209

RA 386 · Civil Code of the PhilippinesKey provision

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If the division is impossible, the right of the creditors may be prejudiced only by their collective acts, and the debt can be enforced only by proceeding against all the debtors.

Official text — RA 386

If the division is impossible, the right of the creditors may be prejudiced only by their collective acts, and the debt can be enforced only by proceeding against all the debtors. If one of the latter should be insolvent, the others shall not be liable for his share. (1139)

Source: lawphil.net (RA 386 as amended)

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