Civil Code · Book IV: Obligations and Contracts · Title XII: Deposit

Article 2005

Chapter 4: Sequestration or Judicial Deposit

Unamended since 1950

Current text, as of October 24, 2026

A judicial deposit or sequestration takes place when an attachment or seizure of property in litigation is ordered. (1785)

Consolidated by Alleba from the text of Republic Act No. 386 (Lawphil and the Supreme Court E-Library). Book I provisions on marriage, family relations and parental authority were repealed by the Family Code (Executive Order No. 209, 1987) and are shown for reference only. For information and research only, and not legal advice. For certified copies, refer to the Official Gazette or the issuing agency.