Persons and Family Relations
Persons and Family Relations
Persons and Family Relations
Course No. Course Title No. of Units Marketing and LAw Law 131 Family Law 3 School JGSOM
Course Description:
An examination of the statutory provisions on persons and family relations, as contained in the preliminary and human relations chapter of the Civil Code of the Philippines and the Family Code. Topics include property relations between spouses, paternity and filiations, adoption, and support and emancipation.
Course Objective/s:
!"#$%&'()#$*+,)$-&$.+/#$)-'0#1-)$*$2(+#3$+1-(&0'%-+&1$-&$-"#$4*5)$&1$6#()&1)7$,*((+*.#7$ 3*,+48$(#4*-+&1)7$6(&6#(-8$(#4*-+&1)$2#-5##1$)6&')#)$6*-#(1+-8$*10$3+4+*-+&17$)0&6-+&1$*10$ &-"#($(#4*-#0$-&6+%)9$$!"#$)-'0#1-)$5+44$)-'08$-"#$:*,+48$;&0#7$*664+%*24#$6(&/+)+&1)$&3$-"#$ <#5$;+/+4$;&0#7$(#4*-#0$4*5)7$*)$5#44$*)$='6(#,#$;&'(-$0#%+)+&1)$*6648+1.$*10$ +1-#(6(#-+1.$-"#$(#4#/*1-$4*5)9$ $ It is expected that in analyzing and studying the said laws, the students will be able to apply the same to real life situations and appreciate the possible legal consequences arising from the same.
Course Outline:
Law131 Course Outline and Reading Materials
Class I. Date Laws/Cases
NCC Art. 37 NCC Art. 38, 39 NCC Art. 40, 41 NCC Art 370, 376
R.A. 9255 "Ram Age of Majority Degree of Relations '- Citizenship Who are citizens of the Philippines Domicile Nationality Rule of Family Laws, Succession Law at the time of Marriage Applicable Dual Citizenship II.
R.A. 6809
Marriage
'- Definition Social Contract and Civil Status Special Rules on Evidence Constitutional Provisions '- Essential Requisites 1. Legal Capacity
- Male and Female - Age Requirements - Not prohibited by law
'- Effects of Absence, Defect, Irregularities in the Requisites Absence - Void Marriage FC Art 4
- Execption to Absence Rule FC Art 35(2)
FC Art 164, 54 FC Art 165, 175, 1 FC Art 172, 173, 1 FC Art 166, 170, 1 FC Art 177
'- Adopted Children Domestic Adoption Act, Requirements/Steps Inter-country Adoption Act '- Support
'- Parental Authority Substitute and Special Parental Authority Effects on the Children and Property Suspension or Termination '- Earnest Effort Requirement in suits '- Family Home
FC Art 209-233
Termination of Marriage
'- Death
Presumption on Time of Death Subsequent Marriage based on Declaration of Presumtive Death NCC Art 42, 43 FC Art 41 RP vs Nolasco
1. One party below 18 yrs old 2. No authority of Solemnizing Officers 3. No Marriage Licences 4. Bigamous and Polygamous Marriages 5. Mistake as to Identity of Party 6. Incestous Marriages 7. Against Public Policy 8. Subsequent Marriage
Subsequent Marriage without securing Judicial Declaration of Nullity of Previous
FC Art 35 (1) FC Art 35 (2) FC Art 35 (3) FC Art 35 (4) FC Art 35 (5) FC Art 37 FC Art 38
FC Art 40, 53
Difference with Canonical Annulment Essential Marital Obligations Effects of Declaration of Nullity
'- Voidable
By Whom and Prescriptive Period
1. One party 18- 21 yrs old 2. Unsound Mind 3. Consent obtained by Fraud
- Non Disclosure of Conviction! - Concealment of Pregnancy! - Concealment of STD! - Concealment of Drug addition, Habitual Alchoholism, Homesexuality
Legal Separation
'''''Effects of Legal Separation Grounds Distinguished from Annulment Distinguished from Separation de Facto Procedures/Denials
Rules of Court
FC Art 63, 64 FC Art 55
FC Art 56, 66
Property Relations
'- General Provisions '- Pre-nuptial/ Marriage Settlement '- Donations by reason of Marriage '- Absolute Community of Properties Regime (ACP) Excluded Properties Charges upon and obligations upon ACP Ownership, Administration and Disposition Dissolution and Liquidation '- Conjugal Partnership of Gains Regime '- Complete Separation of Property Regime Causes for Judicial Separation of Property '- Property Regime of union w/out Marriage
FC Art 74 FC Art 77, 81
FC Art 82, 84, 86, Matabuena v Cerv FC Art 91 FC Art 92, 93 FC Art 94
FC Art 96 FC Art 99, 102 FC Art 105, 106, 1 FC Art 143 to 146 FC Art 135 FC Art. 147/148
Valdez v. RTC
Succession in a Nutshell
'- Intestate Succession Compulsory Heirs Capacity to Succeed Acceptance or Repudiation Representation Accretion Heirs unworthy to succeed '- Wills and Testamentary Succession Legitime Notarial vs. Holographic Wills
NCC Art 919, 920 NCC Art 891 Summary of Rule http://www.lawphi
ml http://www.lawphi ml
References (optional):
Persons and Family Relations Law by Sta. Maria The Family Code by Sempio Diy Lecture Notes on Civil Law of Prof Ruben Balane by Atty. Dot Uy Succession in a Nutshell by Sempio Diy Tax Digests by Co-Untian Arellano University Lawphil Project Rules on Adoption Rules on Declaration of Nullity and Annulment AM-0011-01SC Rules on Legal Separation AM-02-11-11 Rules on Provisional Orders AM-02-11-12 Other cases/articles will be supplied as needed