(1) No petition for a marriage to be entered into may be filed based on an engagement.
(2) The promise to pay a penalty for the eventuality that the marriage is not entered into is void.
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Book 4 · Family law › Title 1 · Engagement › Section 1297
No petition for a marriage to be entered into, nullity of a promise to pay a penalty
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