Text of the provision
Art. 602. The expenses, costs and liabilities in suits brought with regard to the usufruct shall be borne by the usufructuary.
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Civil Code of the Philippines, Republic Act No. 386, approved June 18, 1949, effective August 30, 1950. Reproduced in full; verified verbatim against the LawPhil and ChanRobles official-text renderings.
What this article means
The expenses, costs and liabilities in suits brought with regard to the usufruct are borne by the usufructuary.
Related provisions
- Article 601 — Duty to Notify the Owner.
- Article 603 — How Usufruct Is Extinguished.
Cases interpreting this article
- Authorities on this article will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.
Note. The text of the provision above is reproduced in full from the official enactment (Republic Act No. 386), verified against the LawPhil and ChanRobles renderings. The annotation and commentary around it are the work of Vivas & Nobles Law Office and are general legal information, not legal advice. How a provision applies to a particular situation depends on facts that only a lawyer reviewing your case can assess.