Title V — The Family
Article 152
ELI5— what this means for you
The family home is the dwelling place where the family lives together. The law gives it special protection from creditors. For this protection to apply, it must be constituted as a 'family home' under the rules in this Title.
Official text — EO 209
The family home, constituted jointly by the husband and the wife or by an unmarried head of a family, is the dwelling house where they and their family reside, and the land on which it is situated. (223a)
Source: lawphil.net (EO 209 as amended)
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