Cap. 16 Art. 35Obligation of cohabitation to cease on separation.

(1) By personal separation pronounced by a judgment, or authorised by a decree, of the competent civil court, the obligation of cohabitation of the spouses shall cease for all civil effects.

(2) Separation pronounced by any other court shall not produce any civil effects.

(3) The court shall, in the decree or judgement of personal separation, clearly indicate the progressive number of registration of the Act of Marriage and identification number of the parties, and order the Registrar of Courts to notify the personal separation of the parties to the Director of the Public Registry within the period established for this purpose by the same court, for the Director of the Public Registry to register that personal separation.