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Spouses Go vs. Leonardo Yamane

Spouses JOSEPHINE MENDOZA GO & HENRY GO, Petitioners, versus LEONARDO YAMANE, Respondent.

G.R. No. 160762 | 2006-05-03

FIRST DIVISION
D E C I S I O N
 
 
PANGANIBAN, CJ
 
Property purchased by spouses during the existence of their marriage is presumed to be conjugal in nature. This presumption stands, absent any clear, categorical, and convincing evidence that the property is paraphernal. Conjugal property cannot be held liable for the personal obligation contracted by one spouse, unless some advantage or benefit is shown to have accrued to the conjugal partnership. 
 
The Case 
 
Before the Court is a Petition for Review [1] under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court, challenging the November 22, 2002 Decision [2] and the...