Need for Consent of Spouse in Sale of Conjugal Property under the Civil Code

So it is that in several cases we ruled that the sale by the husband of property belonging to the conjugal partnership without the consent of the wife is void ab initio, absent any showing that the latter is incapacitated, under civil interdiction, or like causes. (De Leon v. de Leon, G.R. No. 185063, July 23, 2009)