RA 386 (Civil Code of the Philippines) Article 221
RA 386 (Civil Code of the Philippines) Article 221
Article 221
ART. 221. The following shall be void and of no effect:
(1) Any contract for personal separation between husband and wife;
(2) Every extra-judicial agreement, during marriage, for the dissolution of the conjugal partnership of gains or of the absolute community of property between husband and wife;
(3) Every collusion to obtain a decree of legal separation, or of annulment of marriage;
(4) Any simulated alienation of property with intent to deprive the compulsory heirs of their legitime.
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CitationRA 386 (Civil Code of the Philippines) Article 221 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)
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