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Title I — Marriage

Article 51

EO 209 · Family Code of the Philippines

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In the partition of property following nullity or annulment, the children's presumptive legitime (their legal inheritance share) must be set aside and delivered to them. This protects children from being left out when their parents' marriage ends.

Official text — EO 209

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