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Feb 3, 2016 civil-law conjugal-property dacion-en-pago equitable-mortgage void-contracts family-code

Conjugal Property Sales When A Void Contract Still Speaks Volumes

When a deed of absolute sale is void for lack of spousal consent, can it still be used to prove a valid dacion en pago? The Supreme Court weighs in.