Practice question
A valid perfected agreement requires a public document for the purposes contemplated by Articles 1357-1358, rather than a missing form constitutive of validity. May a party seek the proper documentation?
- No contract can ever be documented after agreement
- Yes, the parties may compel observance of the required form once perfected in the cases Article 1357 covers
- Only if the agreement is first declared nonexistent
- Only the notary may demand performance
- Documentation always changes the object
Legal references
- Civil Code, Articles 1356-1358: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/2/53360
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