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WEEK 04 #75 SIOCHI V. GOZON of his daughter Winifred.

Moreover, Alfredo must return the


G.R. No. 169900| 18 March 2010 down payment to Mario with damages.
BY: ANG, CEDRIC SEAN
TOPIC: DISPOSITION AND EMCUMBRANCE
PETITIONER: MARIO SIOCHI ISSUE: Whether the offending spouse, Alfredo Gozon, has right to
RESPONDENT: ALFREDO GOZON sell their conjugal partnership without the consent of the other
PONENTE: CARPIO, J. spouse?

FACTS: RULING:

Elvira Gozon filed with the RTC Cavite a petition for legal No, Alfredo Gozon does not have the right to sell the
separation against her husband respondent Alfredo Gozon. conjugal property without the consent of his wife.
However, while the case of legal separation was pending,
respondent Alfredo and petitioner Mario entered into Agreement The absence of the consent of one of the spouse renders
of Buy and Sell involving their conjugal property for the price of the entire sale void, including the portion of the conjugal
18 million pesos. Mario pays the partial payment of the said price property pertaining to the spouse who contracted the sale. Even
and he took the possession of the property. if the other spouse actively participated in negotiating for the
sale of the property, that other spouse’s written consent to the
sale is still required by law for its validity.
When the Court granted the legal separation of Elvira and
Mario, their property was dissolved and liquidated. Respondent Moreover, the offending spouse in an action for legal
Alfredo, the offending spouse, is deprived of his share in the net separation is deprived of his share in the net profits of the
profits and the same is awarded to their child Winifred R. Gozon conjugal properties.
whose custody is awarded to Elvira.
Alfredo, by virtue of a Special Power of Attorney executed in his Under Article 63 (2) of the Family Code, the absolute
favor by Winifred, sold the property to Inter-Dimensional Realty, community or the conjugal partnership shall be dissolved and
Inc. for ₱18 million. Then, Mario filed a complaint with the RTC liquidated but the offending spouse shall have no right to any
for specific performance and damages, annulment of donation share of the net profits earned by the absolute community or the
and sale, with preliminary mandatory and prohibitory injunction conjugal partnership, which shall be forfeited in accordance with
and/or temporary restraining order. the provisions of article
The Court of Appeals decided that the sale between petitioner
Mario Siochi and Alfredo is void due to the absence of the written
consent of wife Elvira Gozon for her property rights to the
undivided one-half share in the conjugal property of this case.
The share of Alfredo, the offending spouse, was forfeited in favor

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