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Title IV — Property Relations Between Husband and Wife

Article 99

EO 209 · Family Code of the Philippines

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The Absolute Community of Property is dissolved by: death of either spouse, legal separation, annulment or declaration of nullity of the marriage, or a judicial separation of property (court order splitting the property while the marriage continues).

Official text — EO 209

The absolute community terminates:

(1) Upon the death of either spouse;

(2) When there is a decree of legal separation;

(3) When the marriage is annulled or declared void; or

(4) In case of judicial separation of property during the marriage under Article 134 to 138. (175a)

Source: lawphil.net (EO 209 as amended)

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