Practice question
Before marriage, a couple executes a valid marriage settlement fixing their property relations within the Family Code’s limits. Is every such agreement prohibited because marriage is governed by law?
- No, Article 1 expressly allows marriage settlements to fix property relations within the Code’s limits
- Yes, spouses can never make a property agreement
- Yes, property relations can only be chosen after separation
- Yes, constitutional protection invalidates all settlements
- No, because every marital duty may also be waived
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html — Constitution, Article II section 12 and Article XV sections 1–3
- https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/5/95173 — Family Code, Articles 1 and 48
- https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2025/apr2025/gr_267998_2025.html — Maliwat-Melad v. Melad, G.R. No. 267998, April 23, 2025, main opinion
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