Text of the provision
Art. 71. The management of the household shall be the right and the duty of both spouses. The expenses for such management shall be paid in accordance with the provisions of Article 70.
(115a)
Family Code of the Philippines, Executive Order No. 209, approved July 6, 1987. The Code took effect on August 3, 1988 (Republic v. Orbecido III, G.R. No. 154380, October 5, 2005). Reproduced in full.
What this article means
Managing the household is a shared right and duty of both spouses, not the exclusive domain of either. The expenses that management generates are paid in the same order set out in Article 70 — community property first, then the income of separate property, then separate property itself.
Related provisions
- Article 70 — the order in which household and family-support expenses are paid.
Cases interpreting this article
- Authorities on Article 71 household management 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. The annotation, case summaries and commentary around it are the work of Vivas & Nobles Law Office and are general legal information, not legal advice. Whether this provision applies to a particular marriage depends on facts that only a lawyer reviewing your situation can assess.