PD 1083 Article 42

Ownership and administration.

Article 42

ARTICLE 42. Ownership and administration. — Each spouse shall own, possess, administer, enjoy and dispose of his or her own exclusive estate even without the consent of the other. However, the court may, upon petition of either spouse, grant to the other the administration of such property.

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