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Article 171-8 of the French Civil Code

When the formalities provided for in Article 171-2 have been complied with and the marriage has been celebrated in the forms customary in the country, it shall be entered in the civil status registers unless new elements based on serious evidence lead to the presumption that the marriage is null and void under Articles 144, 146, 146-1, 147, 161, 162, 163, 180 ou 191. In the latter case, the diplomatic…

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Article 171-9 of the French Civil Code

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 marriage between two persons of the same sex and in which the French diplomatic and consular authorities cannot proceed with its celebration, the marriage is celebrated publicly by the civil registrar of the municipality…

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Article 173 of the French Civil Code

The father, the mother and, in the absence of father and mother, the grandfathers and grandmothers may lodge an objection to the marriage of their children and descendants, even those of full age. Once an objection to marriage lodged by an ascendant has been judicially dismissed, no new objection, lodged by an ascendant, is admissible or may delay the celebration.

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Article 174 of the French Civil Code

In the absence of an ascendant, a brother or sister, uncle or aunt, cousin or first cousin, of full age, may object only in the following two cases: 1° Where the consent of the family council, required by Article 159, has not been obtained; 2° Where the opposition is based on the alteration of the personal faculties of the future spouse ; this opposition, which the court may declare purely…

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Article 175-2 of the French Civil Code

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 civil registrar shall immediately refer the matter to the public prosecutor. The Public Prosecutor is required, within fifteen days of the matter being referred to him, either to allow the marriage to proceed, to oppose it, or…

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Article 176 of the French Civil Code

Any notice of opposition shall state the capacity which gives the opponent the right to lodge it. It also contains the grounds for the opposition, reproduces the text of the law on which the opposition is based and contains an election of domicile in the place where the marriage is to be celebrated. However, where the opposition is made pursuant to article 171-4, the Public Prosecutor shall elect domicile at…

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