Practice question
A premarital settlement contains a property-regime clause expressly dependent on the planned marriage and a separate stipulation proven not to depend on marriage. The wedding never occurs. One party argues that every clause necessarily survives, while the other says every independent stipulation is automatically void. Which rule follows Article 81?
- Marriage-dependent stipulations become void, while genuinely independent stipulations remain valid
- Every clause necessarily survives
- Every independent stipulation is necessarily void
- The parties become married by signing the document
- A creditor may compel the wedding
Legal references
- Family Code Article 81: https://lawphil.net/executive/execord/eo1987/eo_209_1987.html
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