LEDESMA V.

INTESTATE ESTATE OF PEDROSA [219 SCRA 806] - The law mandates the dissolution and
liquidation of the prop. regime of the spouses upon finality of the decree of LS. Such dissolution and
liquidation are necessary consequences of the final decree. This legal effect of the decree of legal
separation ipso facto or automatically follows, as an inevitable incident of, the judgment decreeing the
LS for the purpose of determining the share of each spouse in the conjugal assets. (citing Macadangdang
v.CA, 108 SCRA 314.)

Art. 64. After the finality of the decree of legal separation, the innocent spouse may revoke the
donations made by him or by her in favor of the offending spouse, as well as the designation of the latter
as a beneficiary in any insurance policy, even if such designation be stipulated as irrevocable. The
revocation of the donation shall be recorded in the registries of property in the places where the
properties are located. Alienations, liens and encumbrances registered in good faith before the recording
of the complaint for revocation in the registries of property shall be respected. The revocation of or
change in the designation of the insurance beneficiary shall take effect upon written notification thereof
to the insured.

The action to revoke the donation under this Article must be brought within 5 years from the time the
decree of legal separation become final.