TABLE OF CONTENTS: THE MUSLIM CODE

               PRESIDENTIAL DECREE 1083 

           February 4, 1977

A DECREE TO ORDAIN AND PROMULGATE A CODE RECOGNIZING THE SYSTEM OF FILIPINO MUSLIM LAWS, CODIFYING MUSLIM PERSONAL LAWS, AND PROVIDING FOR ITS ADMINISTRATION AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

TABLE OF CONTENTS

BOOK ONE - GENERAL PROVISIONS

TITLE I - TITLE AND PURPOSES OF CODE

Article 1. Title.

Article 2. Purpose of Code.  

TITLE II. - CONSTRUCTION OF CODE AND DEFINITION OF TERMS

Article 3. Conflict of provisions.

Article 4. Construction and interpretation.

Article 5. Proof of Muslim law and 'ada.

Article 6. Conflict in Islamic schools of law.

Article 7. Definition of terms.

BOOK TWO - PERSONS AND FAMILY RELATIONS

TITLE I - CIVIL PERSONALITY (SHAKHSIYAH MADANIYA)

Article 8. Legal capacity.

Article 9. Restrictions on capacity.

Article 10. Personality, how acquired.

Article 11. Extinction of personality.

Article 12. Simultaneous death.

TITLE II - MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE

      Chapter One - APPLICABILITY CLAUSE

            Article 13. Application.

      Chapter Two - MARRIAGE (NIKAH)

          Section 1. Requisites of Marriage

              Article 14. Nature.

              Article 15. Essential requisites.

              Article 16. Capacity to contract marriage.

              Article 17. Marriage ceremony.

              Article 18. Authority to solemnize marriage.

              Article 19. Place of solemnization.

              Article 20. Specification of dower.

              Article 21. Payment of dower.

              Article 22. Breach of contract.

         Section 2. Prohibited Marriages

             Article 23. Bases of prohibition.

             Article 24. Prohibition by consanguinity (tahrimjbin-nasab).

             Article 25. Prohibition by affinity (tahrim-bill-musahara).

             Article 26. Prohibition due to fosterage (tahrim-bir-rada'a).

      

         Section 3. Subsequent Marriages

             Article 27. By a husband.

             Article 28. By widow.

             Article 29. By divorcee.

             Article 30. Marriage after three talaq.

   

        Section 4. Batil and Fasid Marriages

              Article 31. Batil marriages.

              Article 32. Fasid marriages.

              Article 33. Validation of irregular marriages.

   

         Section 5. Rights and Obligations Between Spouses

               Article 34. Mutual rights and obligations.

               Article 35. Rights and obligations of the husband.

               Article 36. Rights and obligations of the wife.

   

          Section 6. Property Relations Between Spouses

                Article 37. How governed.

                Article 38. Regime of property relations.

                Article 39. Stipulation in the marriage settlements.

                Article 40. Ante-nuptial property.

                Article 41. Exclusive property of each spouse.

                Article 42. Ownership and administration.

                Article 43. Household property.

                Article 44. Right to sue and be sued. 

   

     Chapter Three - DIVORCE (TALAQ)

          Section 1. Nature and Form

                Article 45. Definition and forms.

                Article 46. Divorce by talaq.

                Article 47. Divorce by Ila.

                Article 48. Divorce by zihar.

                Article 49. Divorce by li'an.

                Article 50. Divorce by khul'.

                Article 51. Divorce by tafwid.

                Article 52. Divorce by faskh.

                Article 53. Faskh on the ground of unusual cruelty.

                Article 54. Effects of irrevocable talaq or faskh.

                Article 55. Effects of other kinds of divorce.

         

           Section 2. 'Idda

                 Article 56. 'Idda defined.

                 Article 57. Period.

TITLE III - PATERNITY AND FILIATION

    Article 58. Legitimacy, how established.

    Article 59. Legitimate children.

    Article 60. Children of subsequent marriage.

    Article 61. Pregnancy after dissolution.

    Article 62. Rights of legitimate child.

    Article 63. Acknowledgment by father.

    Article 64. Adoption.

TITLE IV - SUPPORT (NAFAQA)

    Article 65. Support defined.

    Article 66. Amount. 

    Article 67. Support for wife and infant.

    Article 68. Support between ascendants and descendants.

    Article 69. Payment.

    Article 70. Extinguishment of support.

TITLE V - PARENTAL AUTHORITY

        Chapter One - NATURE AND EFFECTS

                Article 71. Who exercises.

                Article 72. Duty to parents.

                Article 73. Duty to children.

                Article 74. Effects upon person of children.

                Article 75. Effects upon property of children.

                Article 76. Parental authority non-transferable.

                Article 77. Extinguishment of parental authority.

      

         Chapter Two - CUSTODY AND GUARDIANSHIP

                Article 78. Care and custody.

                Article 79. Guardian for marriage (wali).

                Article 80. Guardian of minor's property.

TITLE VI - CIVIL REGISTRY

         Chapter One - REGISTRY OF MARRIAGE, DIVORCE AND CONVERSION

                Article 81. District Registrar.

                Article 82. Duties of District Registrar.

                Article 83. Duties of Circuit Registrar.

                Article 84. Cancellation or Correction of Entry.

                Article 85. Registration of revocation of divorce.

                Article 86. Legal effects of registration.

                Article 87. Applicability of other civil registry law.

       

         Chapter Two - OTHER ACTS AFFECTING CIVIL STATUS

                 Article 88. Where registered.

BOOK THREE - SUCCESSION

TITLE I - GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 89. Succession defined.

Article 90. Succesional rights, when vested.

Article 91. Requisites of succession.

Article 92. Inheritance (Mirath).

Article 93. Disqualifications to succession.

Article 94. Succession from acknowledging person.

Article 95. Succession by illegitimate child.

Article 96. Succession between divorced persons.

Article 97. Succession by conceived child.

Article 98. Succession by absentee.

Article 99. Order of succession.

Article 100. Modes of Succession.

TITLE II - TESTAMENTARY SUCCESSION

      Chapter One - WILLS

             Article 101. Will defined.

             Article 102. Formalities.

             Article 103. Proof of will.

             Article 104. Testamentary wagf.

             Article 105. Capacity to make a will.

             Article 106. Disposable third.

             Article 107. Bequest by operation of law.

             Article 108. Revocation of will.

             Article 109. Partial invalidity of will.

TITLE III - LEGAL SUCCESSION

       Chapter One - SHARES

              Article 110. Who are sharers.

              Article 111. Share of surviving husband.

              Article 112. Share of surviving wife.

              Article 113. Share of surviving father.

              Article 114. Share of surviving mother.

              Article 115. Share of paternal grandfather.

              Article 116. Share of paternal grandmother.

              Article 117. Share of surviving daughter.

              Article 118. Share of son's daughter.  

              Article 119. Share of full sister.

              Article 120. Share of consanguine sister.

              Article 121. Share of uterine brother or sister.

              Article 122. Participation of full brother.

              Article 123. Exclusion among heirs.

     

      Chapter Two - RESIDUARY HEIRS

               Article 124. Residuaries

               Article 125. Residuaries in their own right.

               Article 126. Residuaries in another's right.

               Article 127. Residuaries together with another.  

               Article 128. Preference among residuaries.

               Article 129. Reduction of shares.

               Article 130. Reversion of residue.

   

       Chapter Three - DISTANT KINDRED (DHAW-UL-ARHAM)

               Article 131. Relatives included.

               Article 132. Extent and distribution of shares.

TITLE IV - SETTLEMENT AND PARTITION OF ESTATE

   Article 133. Administration.

   Article 134. Governing school of law.

   Article 135. Order of preference of claims.

   Article 136. Liability of heirs.

BOOK FOUR - ADJUDICATION AND SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES AND RENDITION OF

                            LEGAL OPINIONS

  

                 TITLE I - THE SHARI'A COURTS

                             Article 137. Creation.

                     Chapter One - SHARI'A DISTRICT COURTS

                             Article 138. Shari'a judicial districts.

                             Article 139. Appointment of judges.

                             Article 140. Qualifications.

                             Article 141. Tenure.  

                             Article 142. Compensation.

                             Article 143. Original jurisdiction.

                             Article 144. Appellate jurisdiction.

                             Article 145. Finality of decision.

                             Article 146. Clerks and other subordinate employees.

                             Article 147. Permanent stations; offices.

                             Article 148. Special procedure.

                             Article 149. Applicability of other laws.

                      Chapter Two - SHARI'A CIRCUIT COURTS

                              Article 150. Where established.

                              Article 151. Appointment of judges.

                              Article 152. Qualifications.

                              Article 153. Tenure.

                              Article 154. Compensation.

                              Article 155. Jurisdiction.

                              Article 156. Clerks and other subordinate employees.

                              Article 157. Place of sessions; stations.

                              Article 158. Special procedure.

                              Article 159. Applicability of other laws.

TITLE II - THE AGAMA ARBITRATION COUNCIL

       Article 160. Constitution.

       Article 161. Divorce by talag and tafwid.

       Article 162. Subsequent marriages.

       Article 163. Offenses against customary law.

TITLE III - JURISCONSULT IN ISLAMIC LAW

      Article 164. Creation of office and appointment.

      Article 165. Qualifications.

      Article 166. Functions.

      Article 167. Compensation.  

      Article 168. Office personnel.

BOOK FIVE - MISCELLANEOUS AND TRANSITORY PROVISIONS

TITLE I - MUSLIM HOLIDAYS

    Article 169. Official Muslim holidays.

    Article 170. Provinces and cities where officially observed.

    Article 171. Dates of observance.

    Article 172. Observance of Muslim employees

TITLE II - COMMUNAL PROPERTY

   Article 173. What constitute.

   Article 174. Administration or disposition.

TITLE III - CUSTOMARY CONTRACTS

  Article 175. How construed.

TITLE IV - CONVERSIONS

   Article 176. Effect of registration of conversion to Islam.

   Article 177. Regulation on conversion.

   Article 178. Effect of conversion to Islam on marriage.

   Article 179. Effect of change of religion.

TITLE V - PENAL PROVISIONS

       Chapter One - RULE OF BIGAMY

                Article 180. Law applicable.

       Chapter Two - SPECIFIC OFFENSES

                Article 181. Illegal solemnization of marriage.

    Article 182. Marriage before expiration of 'idda.

    Article 183. Offenses relative to subsequent marriage, divorce, and revocation of

                    divorce.

    Article 184. Failure to report for registration.

    Article 185. Neglect of duty by registrars.

TITLE VI - TRANSITORY AND FINAL PROVISIONS

     Article 186. Effect of code on past acts.

     Article 187. Applicability Clause.

     Article 188. Separability clause.

     Article 189. Repealing clause.

     Article 190. Effectivity.