'Idda defined.
Article 56
ARTICLE 56.'Idda defined. — 'Idda is the period of waiting prescribed for a woman whose marriage has been dissolved by death or by divorce the completion of which shall enable her to contract a new marriage.
PD 1083 Article 56
PD 1083 Article 56
Other provisions in Chapter III
- Article 47: Divorce by Ila.
- Article 48: Divorce by zihar.
- Article 49: Divorce by li'an.
- Article 50: Divorce by khul'.
- Article 51: Divorce by tafwid.
- Article 52: Divorce by faskh.
- Article 53: Faskh on the ground of unusual cruelty.
- Article 54: Effects of irrevocable talaq or faskh.
- Article 55: Effects of other kinds of divorce.
- Article 57: Period.
CitationPD 1083 Article 56 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)
Source: Supreme Court E-Library, Republic of the Philippines. Philippine laws are public documents (works of the government).
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