Is the period of ila' counted from the time of filing the case with the judge, or from the time of the ila' itself?

Question : If a man takes an oath of abstinence from his wife and then brings the case to the judge after three months have passed, does the judge count the time from the ila' or from the filing of the case?

Answer : It is counted from the ila'. The period of ila' is four months from the time he took the oath, not from the time of filing the case.