Property Regime of Unions Without Marriage (Articles 147 to 148)

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Art. 147. When a man and a woman who are , live exclusively with each other as husband and wife or under a , their wages and salaries shall be owned by them and the property acquired by both of them through their shall be governed by the .

In the absence of proof to the contrary, properties acquired shall be presumed to have been obtained by their , and shall be owned by them in . For purposes of this Article, a party who did not participate in the acquisition by the other party of any property shall be deemed to have contributed jointly in the acquisition thereof if the former's efforts consisted in the .

Neither party can encumber or dispose by of his or her share in the property acquired during cohabitation and , without the consent of the other, until after the .

When only one of the parties to a void marriage is in , the share of the party in bad faith in the co-ownership shall be . In case of default of or waiver by any or all of the common children or their descendants, each vacant share shall belong to the . In the absence of descendants, such share shall belong to the . In all cases, the shall take place upon termination of the cohabitation.

Art. 148. In cases of cohabitation not falling under the preceding Article, only the properties acquired by both of the parties through their of money, property, or industry shall be owned by them in common in . In the absence of proof to the contrary, their contributions and corresponding shares are . The same rule and presumption shall apply to and evidences of credit.

If one of the parties is to another, his or her share in the co-ownership shall accrue to the absolute community or conjugal partnership existing in such valid marriage. If the party who acted in bad faith is not validly married to another, his or her share shall be in the manner provided in the last paragraph of the preceding Article.

The foregoing rules on forfeiture shall likewise apply even if .

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