1. Before referring the case to the competent court, the supervising judge may issue a decision to refer the parties of the case to the Family Guidance Department/ Section to resolve the dispute between them amicably if he/she deems it feasible. Matters of wills, inheritance, and the like, urgent and temporary cases, urgent and temporary orders concerning alimony, custody, tutorship (Wisayah), and cases in which reconciliation is not foreseeable such as cases to prove marriage and prove divorce, shall be exempted from referral to the Family Guidance Department/ Section 2. If a reconciliation is reached between the parties before the Family Guidance Department/ Section, it shall be recorded in a report signed by the parties and the family counselor. The report shall be approved by the supervising judge and have the force of execution writs. It shall not be subject to appeal in any way unless it contradicts the provisions of this Law.
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