Book I: Individuals

If the divorced spouses wish to enter into another union with each other, a new marriage celebration is required.

Following a divorce, each of the spouses loses the use of his or her spouse’s name. One of the spouses may nevertheless retain the use of the other’s name, either with the other’s agreement or with the authorisation of the judge, if he or she can demonstrate a particular interest for himself or herself or for the children.

Divorce has no effect on matrimonial benefits that take effect during the marriage and on gifts of present property whatever their form. Divorce automatically revokes matrimonial benefits that take effect only on dissolution of the matrimonial property regime or on the death of one of the spouses and dispositions mortis causa, granted by one spouse to his or her spouse by marriage contract or during the union, unless the spouse…

Divorce does not affect the rights that either spouse has under the law or under agreements with third parties.

The spouses may, during the divorce proceedings, enter into any agreements for the liquidation and division of their matrimonial property regime. Where the liquidation relates to property subject to land registration, the agreement must be entered into by notarial deed.