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Title III — Rights and Obligations Between Husband and Wife

Article 72

EO 209 · Family Code of the Philippines

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If one spouse unjustifiably abandons the other, the abandoned spouse can ask the court to order the abandoning spouse to comply with the obligations of married life — including returning home, providing support, and contributing to the family.

Official text — EO 209

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