Text of the provision
Art. 372. When legal separation has been granted, the wife shall continue using her name and surname employed before the legal separation.
Civil Code of the Philippines, Republic Act No. 386, approved June 18, 1949, effective August 30, 1950. Reproduced in full; verified verbatim against the LawPhil and ChanRobles official-text renderings.
What this article means
Where legal separation has been granted, the wife continues using the name and surname she employed before the separation. Unlike annulment, legal separation brings no change of name.
Related provisions
- Article 371 — Wife’s Name After Annulment.
- Article 373 — A Widow’s Use of the Surname.
Cases interpreting this article
- Authorities on this article will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.
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