Persons
A
When Law Takes Effect Doctrine
 Article 2 of the Civil Code
 Tanada v. Tuvera
 “Meaning of the phrase unless it is otherwise provided”
B
Ignorance of the Law
 Article 3 of the Civil Code
 Tanada v Tuvera
C
Retroactivity of Laws
 Article 4 of the Civil Code
 This rule is not absolute
D
Mandatory or Prohibitory Laws
 Article 5 of the Civil Code
 Barcelote v Republic
E
Waiver of Rights
 Article 6 of the Civil Code
F
Presumption and Applicability of Custom
 Article 11 of the Civil Code
 Yao-Kee v Sy-Gonzales
G
Legal Periods
 Article 12 of the Civil Code
 In computing the period the first day is excluded
H
Territoriality Principle
 Article 14 of the Civil Code
 Counterpart Article 2 of Criminal Law
I
Conflict of Laws
Lex Nationalii- Nationality Principle
 Article 15 of the Civil Code
Lex Rei Sitae
 Article 16 of the Civil Code
 National law of the Decedent
Lex Loci Celebrationis
 Article 17 of the Civil Code
 Article 815 and 816 of the Civil Code- WILLS
Doctrine of Renvoi
 Renvoi is a procedure whereby a jural matter presented is referred by the
conflict of laws rules of the forum to a foreign state, the conflict of law of
which, in turn, refers the matter to the law of the forum or a third state
J
Human Relations in Relation to Persons
 Article 19, 20, 21
 Standards of right and the performance of duty
K
Capacity to Act
 Natural and Juridical Persons
 Article 1327 of the Civil Code
 Article 234 of the Family Code
 Republic Act 6809
Restrictions on Capacity to Act
 Article 38 and 39 of the Civil Code
 Article 1390 (1) of the Civil Code
 Article 1403 (3) of the Civil Code
 Article 40 and 41 of the Civil Code
 Seven Month Rule
 24 Hour Rule
Birth and Death of Natural Persons
 Juridical- Article 47 of the Civil Code
 Natural- Article 42 of the Civil Code
 Death can be actual and presumptive
Presumption of Survivorship
 Article 43 of the Civil Code
L
Surnames
 Article 370 of the Civil Code- Women
 Article 364 of the Civil Code- Children (Alanis v CA) (Alfon v Republic)
 Article 368 of the Civil Code and Article 176 of the Family Code- Illegitimate
Children (Grande v Antonio)
M Rules Governing Persons Who are Absent
 Article 384 of the Civil Code- Ordinary Absence
 Article 390 and 391 of the Civil Code- Presumptively Dead (Tadeo-Matias v
Republic)
 Article 41 of the Family Code- Remarriage
Marriage
A. General Principles
 Article 1 of the Family Code
Essential and Formal Requisites
 Article 2 and 3 of the Family Code
 Article 4 and 35 (2) of the Family Code
J
Mixed Marriages and Foreign Divorce
 Article 26 of the Family Code (Republic v Manalo)
K
Void Marriages (See Tan-Andal v. Andal, G.R. No. 196359, May 11, 2021)
L
Voidable Marriages
M Effect of Defective Marriages
N
Foreign Marriages
O
Legal Separation
P
Property Relations Between Spouses
1
Donation Propter Nuptias
2
Void Donations by the Spouses
3
Absolute Community of Property Regime
4
Conjugal Partnership of Gains Regime
5
Separation of Property Regime
6
Property Regime of Unions Without Marriage
Judicial Separation of Property