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Title IV — Property Relations Between Husband and Wife

Article 112

EO 209 · Family Code of the Philippines

ELI5— what this means for you

If a spouse acquires property during the marriage through barter (exchange) of exclusive property, the new property is also exclusive — it simply substitutes for the original.

Official text — EO 209

The alienation of any exclusive property of a spouse administered by the other automatically terminates the administration over such property and the proceeds of the alienation shall be turned over to the owner-spouse. (n)

Source: lawphil.net (EO 209 as amended)

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