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Title IV — Property Relations Between Husband and Wife

Article 142

EO 209 · Family Code of the Philippines

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Even after judicial separation of property, both spouses must still contribute to the household in proportion to their income. The duty to support the family does not disappear.

Official text — EO 209

The administration of all classes of exclusive property of either spouse may be transferred by the court to the other spouse:

(1) When one spouse becomes the guardian of the other;

(2) When one spouse is judicially declared an absentee;

(3) When one spouse is sentenced to a penalty which carries with it civil interdiction; or

(4) When one spouse becomes a fugitive from justice or is in hiding as an accused in a criminal case.

If the other spouse is not qualified by reason of incompetence, conflict of interest, or any other just cause, the court shall appoint a suitable person to be the administrator. (n)

Chapter 6. Regime of Separation of Property

Source: lawphil.net (EO 209 as amended)

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