Civil Code Art. 496: CO-OWNERSHIP

Statute: Civil Code
Article: Art. 496
Topic: CO-OWNERSHIP
Status: In force
Book: BOOK II PROPERTY, OWNERSHIP, AND ITS MODIFICATIONS
Title: TITLE III CO-OWNERSHIP
Formerly: Art. 402 of the old Civil Code
Year: 1949
Cited by: Multiple Supreme Court decisions

The provision

Partition may be made by agreement between the parties or by judicial proceedings. Partition shall be governed by the Rules of Court insofar as they are consistent with this Code. (402)

Intellegal Wiki · In plain terms

Co-owners can divide their shared property either by mutual agreement or, failing that, through court proceedings. Such partition is governed by the Rules of Court to the extent those rules are consistent with the Civil Code.

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Cases applying this article

Alain M. Diño v. Ma. Caridad L. Diño G.R. No. 178044
Milagros Tumulak Bishop v. Honorable Court of Appeals G.R. No. 86787

Related provisions

Civil Code, Art. 495 CO-OWNERSHIP
Civil Code, Art. 494 CO-OWNERSHIP
Civil Code, Art. 498 CO-OWNERSHIP
Civil Code, Art. 493 CO-OWNERSHIP
Civil Code, Art. 491 CO-OWNERSHIP
Civil Code, Art. 488 CO-OWNERSHIP

Civil Code, Art. 496 is found in TITLE III CO-OWNERSHIP of BOOK II PROPERTY, OWNERSHIP, AND ITS MODIFICATIONS of the Civil Code of the Philippines (Republic Act No. 386).

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