Text of the provision
Art. 65. If the spouses should reconcile, a corresponding joint manifestation under oath duly signed by them shall be filed with the court in the same proceeding for legal separation.
(n)
Family Code of the Philippines, Executive Order No. 209, approved July 6, 1987. The Code took effect on August 3, 1988 (Republic v. Orbecido III, G.R. No. 154380, October 5, 2005). Reproduced in full. The notation (n) indicates a new provision with no direct Civil Code antecedent.
What this article means
Article 65 is the procedural gateway to reconciliation. If the spouses reconcile — whether the case is still pending or a decree has already issued — they must file a joint manifestation under oath, signed by both, with the same court in the same proceeding. Reconciliation is not left to private understanding; it is put on the court record.
The requirement exists because reconciliation has real legal consequences, set out in Article 66: it terminates a pending case or sets aside a final decree. The court needs a formal, sworn record of the fact before those consequences can follow, and before the registries can be corrected.
Related provisions
- Article 66 — the consequences that follow from the manifestation.
- Article 63 — the effects of the decree that reconciliation may set aside.
Cases interpreting this article
- Authorities on the Article 65 joint-manifestation requirement will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.