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Neng Malang vs. Moson, et al.

NENG MALANG, petitioner, vs. HON. COROCOY MOSON, Presiding Judge of 5th Shari'a District Court, Cotabato City, HADJI MOHAMMAD ULYSSIS MALANG, HADJI ISMAEL MALINDATU MALANG, FATIMA MALANG, DATULNA MALANG, LAWANBAI MALANG, JUBAIDA KADO MALANG, NAYO OMAL MALANG and MABAY GANAP MALANG, respondents.

G.R. No. 119064 | 2000-08-22

D E C I S I O N

GONZAGA-REYES, J.:

Presented for resolution in this special civil action of certiorari is the issue of whether or not the regime of conjugal partnership of gains governed the property relationship of two Muslims who contracted marriage prior to the effectivity of the Code of Muslim Personal Laws of the Philippines (hereafter, "P.D. 1083" or "Muslim Code"). The question is raised in connection with the settlement of the estate of the deceased husband.

Hadji Abdula Malang, a Muslim, contracted marriage with Aida (Kenanday) Limba. They begot three sons named Hadji Mohammad Ulyssis, Hadji Ismael Malindatu and...