PD 1083 Article 38

Regime of property relations.

Article 38

ARTICLE 38. Regime of property relations. — The property relations between the spouses, in the absence of any stipulation to the contrary in the marriage settlements or any other contract, shall be governed by the regime of complete separation of property in accordance with this Code and, in a suppletory manner, by the general principles of Islamic law and the Civil Code of the Philippines.

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