Text of the provision
Art. 386. The judicial declaration of absence shall not take effect until six months after its publication in a newspaper of general circulation.
(186a)
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
A judicial declaration of absence does not take effect until six months after it is published in a newspaper of general circulation. The waiting period runs from publication, not from the date of the order.
Related provisions
- Article 385 — Who May Ask for Declaration.
- Article 387 — Administrator of Absentee’s Property.
Cases interpreting this article
- Authorities on this article will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.
Note. The text of the provision above is reproduced in full from the official enactment (Republic Act No. 386), verified against the LawPhil and ChanRobles renderings. The annotation and commentary around it are the work of Vivas & Nobles Law Office and are general legal information, not legal advice. How a provision applies to a particular situation depends on facts that only a lawyer reviewing your case can assess.