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NATURAL OBLIGATIONS

(Articles 1423-1430)

STUDY GUIDE :

1. Article 1423 distinguises bet!een te t!o "inds o# obligations #ro$ te %ie!&oint o#sanction'

(A) Civil Obligations Tose obligations !ereb te creditors are gi%en a rigt o#action to co$&el teir &er#or$ance in court' Tere is a uridical tie' (Art' 1156)

(B) Moral Obligations Te are not based on &ositi%e la! but on e*uit' Te do not

grant a rigt o# action to en#orce teir &er#or$ance but a#ter %oluntar #ul#il$ent b te obligor+te autori,e te retention o# !at as been deli%ered or rendered b reason tereo#' Tereis no uridical tie' (Art' 1423)

2. Voluntary fulfilmentdefined. Voluntary fulfilment$eans tat te debtor co$&lied!it te sa$e e%en i# e "ne! tat e could not a%e been legall #orced to do so'Tere#ore+ i# &a$ent is $ade troug a court &rocess+ it is not considered %oluntar andte &ro%isions o# te la! on natural obligations cannot be $ade to a&&l'

3. Tere $a be oter natural obligations aside #ro$ tose obtaining in tis title' Te

enu$eration o# te natural obligations in tis title is NOT E.L/IE'

(a) Art. 1424. A debtor &er#or$s a ci%il obligation tat as alread&rescribed'

(b) Art. 1425 A tird &erson+ !o &as a &rescribed debt+ is rei$bursedb te debtor'

(c) Art. 1426 A $inor restores to te oter contracting &art te ting or

&rice recei%ed under te contract a#ter it is annulled altoug e asnot been bene#ited tereb' (tud in coordination !it Art' 13')

(d) Art. 142! A $inor &as or deli%ers a consu$able ting to te otercontracting &art !o s&ends or consu$es it in good #ait'

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(e) Art. 142" A debtor &er#or$s is ci%il obligation e%en i# te creditorsaction to en#orce it as #ailed'

(f) Art. 142 An eir &as te decedents debts !ic #ar eceed te%alue o# te eirs ineritance'

(g) Art. 123# A#ter settle$ent o# te debts o# te deceased+ an intestateeir &as a legac under a %oid !ill'

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