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Showing 301–310 of 4235 articles for “Art. 17 nov. 2021”
Where the marriage has been celebrated in contravention of the provisions of Article 171-2, transcription is preceded by a joint hearing of the spouses and, where appropriate, individual interviews by…
A marriage contracted in a foreign country between French nationals, or between a French national and a foreign national, is valid if it has been celebrated in the forms customary in the country of ce…
In order to be enforceable against third parties in France, the marriage record of a French national celebrated by a foreign authority must be transcribed into French civil status registers. In the ab…
When celebrated by a foreign authority, the marriage of a French national must be preceded by the issue of a certificate of capacity to marry drawn up after completion, with the diplomatic or consular…
As an exception to articles 74 and 165, where the future spouses of the same sex, at least one of whom has French nationality, have their domicile or residence in a country that does not authorise mar…
When the marriage has been celebrated despite the opposition of the public prosecutor, the consular civil registrar may only transcribe the foreign marriage record onto French civil status registers a…
…be requested, at any time, before the judicial court in accordance with the provisions of articles 177 and 178 by the future spouses, even if they are minors.
Where there are serious indications, based on the hearing or individual interviews referred to in Article 63, that the intended marriage is likely to be annulled under Article 146 or Article 180, the…
The Public Prosecutor's Office may lodge an opposition in cases where it could request the nullity of the marriage.
A voluntary acknowledgement of paternity or maternity is valid if it was made in accordance with either the personal law of its author or the personal law of the child.
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