Page 57 - Important Provisions of The New Civil Code

Article 56. The petition for legal separation

shall be denied on any of the following

grounds:

(1) Where the aggrieved party has condoned

the offense or act complained of;

(2) Where the aggrieved party has consented to

the commission of the offense or act

complained of;

(3) Where there is connivance between the

parties in the commission of the offense or act

constituting the ground for legal separation;

(4) Where both parties have given ground for

legal separation;

(5) Where there is collusion between the parties

to obtain decree of legal separation; or

(6) Where the action is barred by prescription.

(100a)