Title II — Legal Separation
Article 67
ELI5— what this means for you
A legal separation case is automatically dismissed if the parties reconcile during the pendency of the proceedings — before a decree is issued. The court must be notified of the reconciliation.
Official text — EO 209
The agreement to revive the former property regime referred to in the preceding Article shall be executed under oath and shall specify:
(1) The properties to be contributed anew to the restored regime;
(2) Those to be retained as separated properties of each spouse; and
(3) The names of all their known creditors, their addresses and the amounts owing to each.
The agreement of revival and the motion for its approval shall be filed with the court in the same proceeding for legal separation, with copies of both furnished to the creditors named therein. After due hearing, the court shall, in its order, take measure to protect the interest of creditors and such order shall be recorded in the proper registries of properties.
The recording of the ordering in the registries of property shall not prejudice any creditor not listed or not notified, unless the debtor-spouse has sufficient separate properties to satisfy the creditor's claim. (195a, 108a)
TITLE III
RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS BETWEEN HUSBAND AND WIFE
Source: lawphil.net (EO 209 as amended)
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