French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Qualities and conditions required to enter into marriage
Article 143
Marriage is contracted by two persons of different or the same sex.
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Marriage is contracted by two persons of different or the same sex.
There is no marriage where there is no consent.
If one of the two is dead or unable to express his or her will, the consent of the other is sufficient. It is not necessary to produce the death certificate of the father or mother of one of the futur…
Marriage may not be contracted before the age of eighteen.
Nevertheless, the public prosecutor of the place where the marriage is celebrated may grant age waivers for serious reasons.
Minors may not enter into marriage without the consent of their father and mother; in the event of dissension between the father and mother, this division takes precedence.
A second marriage may not be contracted until the first has been dissolved.
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