THE FAMILY CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES

(Executive Order No. 209, effective August 3, 1988)

TITLE I. - MARRIAGE

Chapter 1

REQUISITES OF MARRIAGE
(Articles 1-26)

Art. 1. - a special contract of permanent union between a man and a woman

entered into in accordance with law for the establishment of conjugal and family
life.

See Art. XV, Sec. 22, 1987 Constitution

See Art. II, Sec. 12, 1987 Constitution

Semper praesumitur pro matrimonio (always presume marriage)

Uy v. Spouses Mendoza, GR No. 206220, August 19, 2015

Avenido v. Avenido, GR No. 173540, January 22, 2014
Republic v. Albios, GR No. 198780, October 16, 2013
Republic v. Dayot, GR No. 175581; Tecson-Dayot v. Dayot, GR No. 179474,
March 28, 2008
Alcantara v. Alcantara, GR No. 167746, August 28, 2007

Art. 2. Essential requisites

Republic v. Cagandahan, GR No. 166676, September 12, 2008

Silverio v. Republic, GR No. 174689, October 22, 2007
Obergefell v. Hodges, 576 US Reports, No. 14-556, June 26, 2015

Art. 3. Formal requisites

Salgado v. Anson, GR No. 204494, July 27, 2016

Santiago v. People, GR No. 200233, July 15, 2015
Republic v. Albios, supra.
Go-Bangayan v. Bangayan, GR No. 201061, July 3, 2013
 Abbas v. Abbas, GR No. 183896, January 30, 2013
Alcantara v. Alcantara, supra.
Navarro v. Domagtoy, AM No. MTJ 06-1088, July 19, 1996
Peo. v. Janssen, 54 Phil. 176
Perido v. Perido, No. L-28248, March 12, 1975

Art. 4. Absence of essential/formal requisites; defect in essential requisite;

irregularity in formal requisite

See Art. 35 (3), FC

Abbas v. Abbas, supra.
Navarro v. Domagtoy, supra.
Peo. v. Janssen, supra.

Art. 6. No prescribed form for solemnization

Art. 7. Authorized solemnizers

Navarro v. Domagtoy, supra.

Art. 1, Sec. 444 (xviii), Local Government Code of 1991

Art. 22. Marriage certificate

Salgado v. Anson, supra.

Art. 26

relate to Articles 15 and 17, Civil Code

relate to Articles 35 (1), (4), (5) and (6), 36, 37 and 38, Family Code
Medina v. Koike, GR No. 215723, July 27, 2016
Fujiki v. Marinay, GR No. 196409, June 26, 2013
Vda. De Catalan v. Catalan-Lee, GR No. 183622, February 8, 2012
Corpus v. Sto. Tomas, GR No. 186571, August 11, 2010
Bayot v. CA, GR Nos. 155635/163979, November 7, 2008
Rep. v. Orbecido III, GR No. 154380, October 5, 2005
Garcia v. Recio, GR No. 138322, October 2, 2001
Van Dorn v. Romillo, GR No. 68470, October 8, 1985
 Chapter 2

MARRIAGES EXEMPT FROM LICENSE REQUIREMENTS

(Articles 27-34)

Art. 27. Marriage in articulo mortis

Art. 28. Inaccessible residence

Art. 31. Ship captain/airplane pilot

Art. 32. Military commander

Art. 34. 5-year Cohabitation Rule

Santiago v. People, supra.

Office of the Court Administrator v. Necessario, AM No. MTJ-07-1691, April 2,
2013
Republic v. Dayot, supra.
Manzano v. Sanchez, AM No. MTJ-00-1329, March 8, 2001
Ninal v. Bayadog, supra.

Chapter 3

VOID AND VOIDABLE MARRIAGES

(Articles 35-54)

See: AM No. 01-11-10-SC (promulgated March 15, 2003) Rule on Declaration of

Absolute Nullity of Void Marriages and Annulment of Voidable Marriages

Fujiki v. Marinay, supra.

Ablaza v. Republic, GR No. 158298, August 11, 2010
Enrico v. Heirs of Medinaceli, GR No. 173614, September 28, 2007
Art. 35. Void marriages

Art. 35 (4). Bigamous/polygamous marriages

Santiago v. People, supra.

Zamoranos v. Pacasum, GR No. 193902, June 1, 2011

Art. 36. Psychological Incapacity

Republic v. Pangasinan, GR No. 214077, August 10, 2016

Republic v. Romero, II, GR No. 209180, February 24, 2016
Kalaw v. Fernandez, GR No. 166357, January 14, 2015
Mallillin v. Jamesolin, GR No. 192718, February 18, 2015
Vinas v. Vinas, GR No. 208790, January 11, 2015
Suazo v. Republic, GR No. 164493, March 10, 2010
Najera v. Najera, GR No. 164817, July 3, 2009
Halili v. Halili, GR No. 165424, June 9, 2009
Azcueta v. Republic, GR No. 180668, May 26, 2009
Te v. Te, GR No. 161793, February 13, 2009
Paras v. Court of Appeals, GR No. 147824, August 2, 2007
Antonio v. Reyes, GR No. 155800, March 10, 2006
Dedel v. Dedel, GR No. 151867, January 29, 2004

Art. 40. Nullity of previous marriage for purposes of remarriage

Jarillo v. People, GR No. 164435, September 29, 2009, per Justice Mariano del
Castillo; See also Resolution on Motion for Reconsideration dated June 29, 2010
De Castro v. Assidao-Castro, GR No. 160172, February 13, 2008
Domingo v. Court of Appeals, GR No. 104818, September 17, 1993
Ninal v. Bayadog, supra.

Art. 41. Decree of presumptive death

Republic v. Sarenogon, GR No. 199194, February 10, 2016

Republic v. Orcelino-Villanueva, GR No. 210929, July 29, 2015
Republic v. Cantor, GR No. 184621, March 10, 2013
Art. 45. Voidable marriage

Macadangdang v. Court of Appeals, No. L-49542, September 12, 1980

Art. 46. Grounds for annulment

Villanueva v. Court of Appeals, GR No. 132955, October 27, 2006

Buccat v. Buccat, 72 Phil. 19 (1941)

Art. 48. Role of public prosecutor

Mendoza v. Republic, GR No. 157649, November 12, 2012

Art. 49. Incidents in nullity/annulment proceedings

Yu v. Reyes-Carpio, GR No. 189207, June 15, 2011

Art. 50. Effects of judgment of nullity/annulment

Art. 51. Other effects of nullity/annulment

Valdes v. RTC, GR No. 122749, July 31, 1996

Dino v. Dino, GR No. 178044, January 19, 2011

Art. 52. Recording requirements as to decree of nullity/annulment

Art. 53. Right to remarry after registration of decree of nullity/annulment

Art. 54. Effect on status of children

 TITLE II. - LEGAL SEPARATION
(Articles 55-67)

Art. 55. Grounds for Legal Separation

Ong v. Ong, GR No. 153206, October 23, 2006

Ocampo v. Florenciano, 107 Phil. 35 (1960)
See Rule on Legal Separation, AM No. 02-11-11-SC effective March 15, 2003

Art. 56. Grounds for denial of petition for legal separation

Art. 58. Six-month cooling-off period

Art. 60. Prohibition against stipulation of facts/confession of judgment

Art. 63. Effects of decree of legal separation

Art. 65. Reconciliation

Art. 66. Effects of reconciliation

TITLE III. - RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS

BETWEEN HUSBAND AND WIFE
(Articles 68-73)

Art. 68. Obligations of husband and wife

Chi Ming Tsoi v. Court of Appeals, GR No. 119190, January 16, 1997
Romualdez-Marcos v. COMELEC, GR No. 119976, September 18, 1995
Art. 69. Fixing of domicile

Romualdez-Marcos v. COMELEC, supra.

Art. 73. Exercise of profession by spouses

Ayala Investment v. Court of Appeals, GR No. 118305, February 12, 1998

TITLE IV. - PROPERTY RELATIONS BETWEEN HUSBAND AND WIFE

Chapter 1

GENERAL PROVISIONS
(Articles 74-81)

Art. 74. Rules governing property relations

Art. 76. Conditions for valid modification

Pana v. Heirs of Juanite, GR No. 164201, December 10, 2012

Art. 81. Effects on marriage settlement if marriage does not take place

Chapter 2

DONATIONS BY REASON OF MARRIAGE

(Articles 82-87)

Art. 82. Donation propter nuptias

Art. 84. One-fifth Limitation Rule

Art. 86. Grounds for revocation of donation propter nuptias

Art. 87. Prohibited donations

Agapay v. Palang, GR No. 116668, July 28, 1997

Chapter 3

SYSTEM OF ABSOLUTE COMMUNITY

(Articles 88-104)

Section 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

(Articles 88-90)

Art. 88. Absolute Community of Property

Beumer v. Amores, GR No. 195670, December 3, 2012

Matthews v. Taylor, GR No. 164584, June 22, 2009

Section 2. WHAT CONTITUTES COMMUNITY PROPERTY

(Articles 91-93)

Art. 92. Exclusions from community property

Section 3. CHARGES UPON AND OBLIGATIONS OF

THE ABSOLUTE COMMUNITY
(Articles 94-95)
Art. 94. Liabilities of community property

Ayala Investment v. Court of Appeals, supra.

Security Bank & Trust Co. v. Mar Tierra Corp., GR No. 143382, Nov. 29, 2006
Ching v. Court of Appeals, GR No. 124642, February 23, 2004

Section 4. OWNERSHIP, ADMINISTRATION, ENJOYMENT AND

DISPOSITION OF THE COMMUNITY PROPERTY
(Articles 96-98)

Art. 96. Joint administration by spouses of community property

Aggabao v. Parulan, GR No. 165803, September 1, 2010

Pan Pacific Industrial Sales Co., Inc. v. Court of Appeals, GR No. 125283,
February 10, 2006
Pelayo v. Pelayo, GR No. 141323, June 8, 2005
Spouses Uy v. Court of Appeals, GR No. 109557, November 29, 2000

Art. 98. Moderate donations permitted

Section 5. DISSOLUTION OF ABSOLUTE COMMUNITY REGIME

(Articles 99-101)

Art. 100. Effects of separation in fact

Section 6. LIQUIDATION OF THE ABSOLUTE COMMUNITY

ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
(Articles 102-104)

Art. 102. Procedure for liquidation

Quiao v. Quiao, GR No. 176556, July 4, 2012

Art. 103. Liquidation upon death

Heirs of Protacio Go v. Servacio, GR No. 157537, September 7, 2011

 Chapter 4

CONJUGAL PARTNERSHIP OF GAINS

(Articles 105-133)

Section 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

(Articles 105-108)

Art. 106. Conjugal partnership of gains

- Quiao v. Quiao, supra.

Section 2. EXCLUSIVE PROPERTY OF EACH SPOUSE

(Articles 109-115)

Art. 109. Exclusive property of spouses

Art. 110. Administration of exclusive property

Section 3. CONJUGAL PARTNERSHIP PROPERTY

(Articles 116-120)

Art. 116. Presumption as to conjugal property

Heirs of Jugalbot v. Court of Appeals, GR No. 170346, March 12, 2007

Art. 117. What are included in conjugal partnership

Art. 118. Installment purchases

Jovellanos v. Court of Appeals, GR No. 100728, June 18, 1992

Section 4. CHARGES UPON AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE

CONJUGAL PARTNERSHIP
(Articles 121-123)
Art. 122. Liability for personal debts

Spouses Buado v. Court of Appeals, GR No. 145222, April 24, 2009

Section 5. ADMINISTRATION OF THE CONJUGAL PARTNERSHIP

PROPERTY
(Articles 124-125)

Art. 124. Liabilities of conjugal partnership

Ayala Investment v. Court of Appeals, supra.

Section 6. DISSOLUTION OF CONJUGAL PARTNERSHIP REGIME

(Articles 126-128)

Art. 126. Termination of conjugal partnership

Section 7. LIQUIDATION OF THE CONJUGAL PARTNERSHIP

ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
(Articles 129-133)

Art. 129. Liquidation of conjugal partnership assets/liabilities

Quiao v. Quiao, supra.