[SIZE=3]Gifts-in-law[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]Donations and Gifts[/SIZE]

[SIZE=3]Having just come out of the Christmas Season (with we hope at least a few pesos left), we will briefly tackle how gifts within a marriage are treated under the law.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=3]ARTICLE 87. Every donation or grant of gratuitous advantage, direct or indirect, between the spouses during the marriage shall be void, except moderate gifts which the spouses may give each other on the occasion of any family rejoicing. The prohibition shall also apply to persons living together as husband and wife without a valid marriage. (133a) [/SIZE]

[SIZE=3]And there is a limit on the gifts that you can give, depending on the property regime which governs the marriage. More on this in a future article. Essentially, the property regime determines who owns what in the marriage. [/SIZE]

[SIZE=3]Under the Family Code, the default or automatic regime in the absence of any contrary agreement is the system of absolute community[/SIZE][1][SIZE=3] where the couple pools everything into the marriage.[/SIZE][2][SIZE=3] In this instance, there is a limit on what you can give materially to each other, whatever they may say about giving your marriage your all -[/SIZE]
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