Title V — The Family
Article 154
ELI5— what this means for you
The family home may be set up from the property belonging to: (1) the absolute community or conjugal partnership; (2) the exclusive property of either spouse, with the other's consent; or (3) the property of an unmarried head of family.
Official text — EO 209
The beneficiaries of a family home are:
(1) The husband and wife, or an unmarried person who is the head of a family; and
(2) Their parents, ascendants, descendants, brothers and sisters, whether the relationship be legitimate or illegitimate, who are living in the family home and who depend upon the head of the family for legal support. (226a)
Source: lawphil.net (EO 209 as amended)
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