Title IV — Property Relations Between Husband and Wife
Article 126
ELI5— what this means for you
If one spouse without just cause deserts the family, the other may petition the court for the power to administer the conjugal properties alone.
Official text — EO 209
The conjugal partnership terminates:
(1) Upon the death of either spouse;
(2) When there is a decree of legal separation;
(3) When the marriage is annulled or declared void; or
(4) In case of judicial separation of property during the marriage under Articles 134 to 138 (175a)
Source: lawphil.net (EO 209 as amended)
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