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Prenuptial Agreement in the Philippines

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PrenuptialagreementsareslowlygainingprominenceinthePhilippines.Before,onlymembersof prominent families would be expected to have a prenuptial agreement prior to the wedding date. Now,withtheincreasednumberofFilipino-foreigner relationships, the need to have a prenuptial agreement has begun to make a reputation. A prenuptial agreement (or prenup) is a contract entered into between a man and a woman who wish tosetthepropertyregimethatwillgoverntheirfuturemarriage.Theprenupisalsocalledas marriage settlementor antenuptial agreement. The terms or covenant of the parties, as provided in their prenup, shall prevail over provisions set forth intheFamilyCodeofthePhilippineswithregardtopropertyrelationsbetweenfuturespouses.In fact, only in the absence of a valid prenup or after a proper court determines that a prenup is void can provisions of the Family Code on the Absolute Community regime apply. In the prenuptial agreement, the future spouses may agree on the property regime of:
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In order for the prenup to be valid and enforceable as between the parties, the law requires prenuptial agreements to be in writing, signed by the parties and executed before the celebration of the marriage.Butforaprenuptoprejudicethirdpersons,itmustadditionallyberegisteredinthelocal civil registry where the marriage contract is recorded, as well as in the proper registries of property. Theagreementmustbenotarizedbeforeitisregistered. Registration is crucial because a prenuptial agreement does not only affect the parties but also third persons(likecreditors)whomayenterintocontractswiththem.Ifrecordedattheproperregistries of property, the creditors are afforded the opportunity to discover what property regime applies to the spouses.Thisinformationmaybeusedbythecreditorsshouldadebtcollectioncaseensueand thespousesbenamedasrespondentsinthecase.Theprenupmaydeterminewhetheroneorboth spouses can be made liable to the creditor for the unpaid obligations. Modifications to the prenup can only be done prior to the marriage ceremony. The only exception to this rule is when a court orders the judicial separation of property during marriage.
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