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New Civil Code Article 42 - Non-patrimonial effects of the marriage

Book I : Ch VI : Sec III : Article 42

Article 42: Non-patrimonial effects of the marriage. The non-economic effects of the marriage, if it exists, are those attributed to it by the law of the State in which both parties had their last common domicile. If they did not have a common domicile, the applicable law is the one of the State where the marriage took place. (Translated) <<<>>>> (Original Spanish) Artículo 42.-Efectos no patrimoniales del matrimonio. Los efectos que no son económicos del matrimonio, si subsiste, son aquellos que le atribuye la ley del Estado en que ambas partes tuvieron su último domicilio común. Si no tuvieron un domicilio común, la ley aplicable es la del Estado donde se celebró el matrimonio.

New Civil Code Nov. 2020


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