Property Acquired Before Marriage: Who Owns It?
Find out who owns property acquired before marriage in the Philippines and how absolute community, CPG, loans, income and improvements affect the answer.
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Conjugal Partnership of Gains in the Philippines
Understand conjugal partnership of gains in the Philippines: what belongs to each spouse, what becomes conjugal, who manages it, and how it ends.
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Exclusive Property of Each Spouse in the Philippines
Learn which assets may remain exclusive property of one spouse, how income and improvements are treated, and what evidence proves ownership in the Philippines.
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How Property Is Divided After an Annulment or Void Marriage in the Philippines
When a Philippine marriage ends in annulment or a declaration of nullity, the property the spouses accumulated does not simply split down the middle by default. Which rule applies depends first on why the marriage is being undone — whether it was a valid marriage annulled for a cause like fraud, or a marriage that…
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What Is Absolute Community of Property in the Philippines?
Learn how absolute community of property works in the Philippines, what is included or excluded, when consent is required, and what records matter.
