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Article 140

RA 386 · Civil Code of the PhilippinesKey provision

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A married woman of age may mortgage, encumber, alienate or otherwise dispose of her paraphernal property, without the permission of the husband, and appear alone in court to litigate with regard to the same.

Official text — RA 386

A married woman of age may mortgage, encumber, alienate or otherwise dispose of her paraphernal property, without the permission of the husband, and appear alone in court to litigate with regard to the same. (n)

Source: lawphil.net (RA 386 as amended)

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