Question & AnswerQ&A (Act No. 3922)
The main purpose of Act No. 3922 is to amend Article 1387 of the Civil Code to empower married women of age to freely dispose of their paraphernal property without the consent of their husbands.
Act No. 3922 amends Article 1387 of the Civil Code.
Married women of age are given the power to alienate, encumber, mortgage, or otherwise dispose of their paraphernal property according to Act No. 3922.
No, the consent or presence of the husband is not required for a married woman of age to dispose of her paraphernal property under Act No. 3922.
A married woman may alienate, encumber, mortgage, or otherwise dispose of her paraphernal property and may also appear in court to litigate with regard to the same.
Paraphernal property refers to property owned by a married woman that is not included in the conjugal or community property, which she can manage and dispose of independently.
Yes, Act No. 3922 repeals all acts or parts of acts inconsistent with its provisions.
Act No. 3922 took effect upon its approval on September 12, 1932.
Yes, she can appear in court and litigate regarding her paraphernal property without her husband's permission or presence.
The amendment significantly increased the legal autonomy of married women over their own paraphernal property, recognizing their capacity to manage, dispose of, and defend such property without their husband's intervention.