San Beda College of Law

2010 Centralized Bar Operations

Property Regime of Unions without Marriage
Art. 147

Art. 148
Applicability

The following must concur:

1.
2.
3.

Parties who are capacitated to marry each other

Live exclusively with each other as husband and
wife
Without benefit of marriage or under void marriage

In cases of cohabitation not falling under Art. 147. Parties do

not have the capacity to marry due to some legal
impediments (i.e. adulterous relationships and marriages
which are bigamous, incestuous, or void by reason of
public policy under Art. 38)

Salaries and Wages

Owned in equal shares

Separately owned by the parties. If any of them is married,

his/her salary is the property of the CPG of the legitimate
marriage
Property Acquired By Either Exclusively By Own Funds

Belongs to such party subject to proof of acquisition by

exclusive funds

Belongs to such party