Spousal Consent Required for Family Home Sale Annulment

A lower court had ordered the annulment of a property sale on the grounds that the buyer had signed the deed without the necessary authorization from their spouse, which was required for the disposal of a family home, despite the signing spouse claiming they had the oral permission to proceed. The appellate court confirmed this annulment, finding that the transaction was voidable because the lack of formal spousal authorization rendered the transfer invalid under the relevant law concerning the disposition of the principal residence. The highest court rejected the appeal, affirming that the explicit legal requirement for spousal consent for the alienation of the primary family dwelling mandates the contract be voidable when this formality is ignored, regardless of any informal agreements between the spouses.