Spouses Cueno v. Spouses Bautista abandons De Leon v. De Leon. Does this change how you would plead, defend or advise?
Case of the Day · 5 October 2026
An annulment action under Article 173 accrues at the time of the questioned transaction; the 10-year prescriptive period applies and bars late challenges to sales lacking spousal consent.
Abandons De Leon v. De Leon, G.R. No. 185063, 23 July 2009. The Court expressly abandons De Leon’s ruling that transactions without the wife’s consent are void for violating mandatory provisions.
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