Practice question
A claimant labels the proceeds of a stipulated unlawful act a vested right and invokes2254 to block legal consequences. Which is correct?
- Article2254 does not recognize a vested right from that unlawful source
- Calling it vested conclusively resolves the issue
- Every unlawful act creates a protected right
- Only the claimant’s belief matters
- The provision protects every receipt regardless of origin
Legal references
- Civil Code RA386: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html Articles2252–2254, Civil Code transition.
- Family Code EO209: https://lawphil.net/executive/execord/eo1987/eo_209_1987.html Article256, Family Code retroactivity.
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