Page 53 - Important Provisions of The New Civil Code

The delivery of the presumptive legitimes

herein prescribed shall in no way prejudice the

ultimate successional rights of the children

accruing upon the death of either of both of the

parents; but the value of the properties already

received under the decree of annulment or

absolute nullity shall be considered as advances

on their legitime. (n)

Article 52. The judgment of annulment or of

absolute nullity of the marriage, the partition

and distribution of the properties of the

spouses and the delivery of the children's

presumptive legitimes shall be recorded in the

appropriate civil registry and registries of

property; otherwise, the same shall not affect

third persons. (n)