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Property Relations Between Husband and Wife (Title IV; Arts. 74

to 148 FC)

A. General Provisions
Arts. 74-81 FC
Default rule (Art. 75 FC)
 Collector v Fisher; G.R. No. L-11622, January 28, 1961.

B. Donations
1. Requisites for donation (Arts. 82-87 FC)
 Domalagan v Bolifer; G.R. No. L-8166, February 8, 1916.
 Serrano v Solomon; G.R. No. L-12093, June 29, 1959.
 Solis v Barroso; G.R. No. L-27939, October 30, 1928.
 Mateo v Lagua; G.R. No. L-26270, October 30, 1969.
2. Donations propter nuptias of present or future property.
3. Grounds for revocation of donation propter nuptias.
4. Void donations.
 Nazareno v Birog; 45 O.G. No. 5, p. 268 (1947).
 Matabuena v Cervantes; GR L-28771, 31 March 1971.
 Harding v Commercial Union; G.R. No. L-12707, August
10, 1918.
 Sumbad v CA; G.R. No. 106060, June 21, 1999.

C. System of Absolute Community

1. General provisions (Arts. 88-90 FC)
2. What constitutes community property (Arts. 91-93 FC)
3. Charges upon the ACP (Arts. 94-95 FC)
4. Ownership, administration and disposition of the ACP (Arts. 96-
98 FC)
5. Dissolution (Arts. 99-101 FC)
6. Liquidation of assets and liabilities (Arts. 102-104 FC)
 Onas v Javillo; G.R. No. L-39670, March 20, 1934.
 Vda. De Delizo v Delizo; G.R. No. L-32820, January 30,
1976.

D. Conjugal Partnership of Gains

1. General provisions (Arts. 105-108 FC)
2. Exclusive property (Arts. 109-115 FC)
 Lim v Garcia; G.R. No. L-2904, January 11, 1907.
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 Rodriguez v De la Cruz; G.R. No. L-3629, September 28,

1907.
 Rosete v Provincial Sheriff; G.R. No. L-6335, July 31,
1954.
 People’s Bank and Trust Co. v Reg. of Deeds; 60 Phil
167.
 Philippine Sugar Estates v Poizat; G.R. No. L-23352,
December 31, 1925.
 Spouses Castro v Miat; G.R. No. 143297            
February 11, 2003.
3. CPG
a. Presumption that property is conjugal (Art. 116 FC)
 Jocson v CA; G.R. No. L-55322, February 16, 1989.
 Francisco v CA; G.R. No. 116155, December 17, 1998.
b. Properties that are included in CPG (Art. 117 FC)
 Zulueta v Pan Am; G.R. No. L-28589, January 8, 1973 (see
principal case February 29, 1972).
 Mendoza v Reyes; 124 SCRA 154.
 Villanueva v IAC; 192 SCRA 21.
c. Property purchased by installment (Art. 118 FC)
 Castillo v Pasco; G.R. No. L-16857, May 29, 1964.
 Lorenzo v Nicolas; G.R. No. L-4085, July 30, 1952.
d. Rules on improvement (Art 120 FC. See Art. 158 NCC)
 Calimlim-Canullas v Fortun; G.R. No. L-57499, June 22,
1984.
e. Charges upon the CPG (Arts. 121-123 FC)
 Javier v Osmena; G.R. No. L-9984, March 23, 1916.
 Cobb-Perez v Lantin; G.R. No. L-22320, May 22, 1968.
 DBP v Adil; G.R. No. L-48889, May 11, 1989.
 Luzon Surety v De Garcia; G.R. No. L-25659, October 31,
1969.
 Ayala Investment v Ching; G.R. No. 118305, February 12,
1998.
 Carlos v Abelardo; G.R. No. 146504, April 9, 2002.
f. Administration of CPG (Arts. 124-125 FC)
 Felipe v Heirs of Maximo Aldon; G.R. No. L-60174 February
16, 1983.
 Tinitigan v Tinitigan; G.R. No. L-45418, October 30, 1980.
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 Guiang v CA; G.R. No. 125172, June 26, 1998.

 Relucio v Lopez; G.R. No. 138497, January 16, 2002.
 Jader-Manalo v Camaisa; G.R. No. 147978, January 23,
2002.
g. Dissolution of CPG (Arts. 126-128 FC)
h. Liquidation of assets and liabilities (Arts. 129-133 FC)
 Santero v CFI of Cavite; G.R. No. L-61700, September 14,
1987.

E. Separation of property and administration of common property by

one spouse.
1. Judicial separation of property for sufficient cause (Arts. 134-
135 FC)
 Garcia v Manzano; 103 Phil 798.
 Partosa-Jo v CA; G.R. No. 82606, December 18, 1992.
 Dela Cruz v Dela Cruz; G.R. No. L-19565, January 30,
1968.
2. Voluntary separation of property (Art. 136 FC)
 In re: Voluntary dissolution of conjugal partnership of
spouses Bermas; G.R. No. L-20379, June 22, 1965.
 Lacson v San Jose-Lacson; G.R. No. L-23482, August 30,
1968.
3. Liquidation and dissolution of Property (Arts. 137-142)
4. Sole administration of other spouse’s property (Art. 142 FC)

F. Regime of Separate Property (Arts. 143-148 FC)

G. Property Regimes of Unions without Marriage (Arts. 147-148 FC )

 Yaptinchay v Torres; G.R. No. L-26462 , June 9, 1969.
 Juaniza v Jose; G.R. No. L-50127, 28 March 30, 1979.
 Vda. De Consuegra v GSIS; G.R. No. L-28093, January 30,
1971.
 Maxey v CA; G.R. No. L-45870, May 11, 1984.
 Valdez v RTC; G.R. No. 122749, July 31, 1996.
 Nicdao Carino v Lee Carino; G.R. No. 132529, February 2,
2001.
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The Family & The Family Home (Title V. Arts. 149 to 162 FC)

A. Members of a family.
i) Nature- Arts. 149-151 FC
ii) Support- Arts. 195-208 FC
iii) Funerals- Arts. 305-310 NCC
 Mendoza v CA; G.R. No. L-23102, April 24, 1967.
 Mendez v Bionson; G.R. No. L-32159, October 28, 1977.
 Guerrero v RTC; G.R. No. 109068, January 10, 1994.
 Hontiveros v RTC; G.R. No. 125465, June 29, 1999.

B. The Family Home (Arts.152-162 FC)

See also Rule 39, Sec. 12 (a) Rules of Court.
 Siari Valley Estates v Lucasan; G.R. No. L-11005,
October 31, 1957.
 Modequilo v Breva; G.R. No. 86355, May 31, 1990.
 Taneo v CA; G.R. No. 108532, March 9, 1999.

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