Kinds:
1. Legal – governed by the insolvency law
2. Voluntary – agreement of creditors
REQUISITES FOR VOLUNTARY ASSIGNMENT
a) More than 1 debt
b) More than 1 creditor
c) Complete or partial insolvency of debtor
d) Abandonment of all debtor’s property not exempt from execution
e) Acceptance or consent on the part of the creditors
EFFECTS:
a) Creditors do not become the owner; they are merely assignees with authority to sell
b) Debtor is released up to the amount of the net proceeds of the sale, unless there is a stipulation to the contrary
c) Creditors will collect credits in the order of preference agreed upon, or in default of agreement, in the order ordinarily established by law