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They may, however, stipulate that on the dissolution of the marriage by the death of one of them, the surviving spouse shall have the option of acquiring or, as the case may be, having attributed to h…
The judge may of his own motion refer the oath to one of the parties.This oath may not be referred to the other party.Its probative value is left to the judge's discretion.
The oath may be referred by one party to the other, as a decisory matter, in order to make the judgment of the case depend on it. It may also be referred ex officio by the judge to one of the parties.
Because of the complexity of the operations, an extension of the time limit, which may not exceed one year, may be granted by the judge hearing the case at the request of the notary or at the request…
The presumption which the law attaches to certain acts or facts by holding them to be certain exempts the person in whose favour it exists from proving it. It is said to be simple, when the law reserv…
Without prejudice to gifts which may be made in the forms and in the cases determined by this Code, the spouses may not make any agreement or renunciation the object of which would be to change the le…
The party to whom it is opposed may disavow his handwriting or signature. The heirs or assigns of a party may likewise disavow the handwriting or signature of their author, or declare that they do not…
The joint and several debtor sued by the creditor may raise defences common to all the co-debtors, such as nullity or resolution, and those which are personal to him. He may not raise defences that ar…
An adult under guardianship or curatorship may not enter into matrimonial agreements without being assisted in the contract by his or her guardian or curator.Failing such assistance, the annulment of…
…order this measure, subject to appeal, under the conditions set out in the article 24 of law n° 71-1130 of 31 December 1971 on the reform of certain judicial and legal professions; the Bar Council sha…
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