A and B married. They acquired properties during the marriage worth P10M. Ten (10) years thereafter B filed an action for legal separation against A where he was pronounced the guilty spouse. The court divided the properties valued at P20M at the time of the legal separation, equally into two (2). Is the order of the court correct?

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