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Article 305 of the French Civil Code

Voluntary resumption of cohabitation puts an end to legal separation.

To be enforceable against third parties, it must either be recorded in a notarial deed or be the subject of a declaration to the civil registrar. A mention of this is made in the margin of the marriage certificate of the spouses, as well as in the margin of their birth certificates.

The separation of property subsists unless the spouses adopt a new matrimonial regime in accordance with the rules of article 1397.

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Article 305

La reprise volontaire de la vie commune met fin à la séparation de corps.

Pour être opposable aux tiers, celle-ci doit, soit être constatée par acte notarié, soit faire l’objet d’une déclaration à l’officier d’état civil. Mention en est faite en marge de l’acte de mariage des époux, ainsi qu’en marge de leurs actes de naissance.

La séparation de biens subsiste sauf si les époux adoptent un nouveau régime matrimonial suivant les règles de l’article 1397.

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