PD 1083 Article 40

Ante-nuptial property.

Article 40

ARTICLE 40. Ante-nuptial property. — The wife shall not lose ownership and administration of all properties brought by her to the marriage in the absence of any written agreement to the contrary, and she may dispose of the same by deed or otherwise even without the consent of her husband.

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