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Cap. 16 · Civil Code (Cap. 16)

Cap. 16 Art. 712Condition in restraint of marriage.

Sub-title I

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(1) A condition prohibiting a first or a subsequent marriage shall be considered as if it had not been attached.

(2) Nevertheless, where a legacy consisting in a right of usufruct, use, or habitation, or in a pension or other periodical payment, is contingent on the legatee remaining, and limited to the period during which he or she remains a bachelor or spinster, or a widower or widow, the legatee shall be entitled to enjoy the legacy only as long as he or she shall remain a bachelor or spinster, or a widower or widow.

(3) A condition in restraint of remarriage, attached to a testamentary disposition by one of the spouses in favour of the other, shall be valid.