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Book 4 · Family law  ›  Title 5 · Effects of marriage in general › Section 1353

Conjugal union

(1) Marriage is entered into for life by two persons of the opposite sex or of the same sex. The spouses have a mutual duty of conjugal union; they are responsible for each other.

(2) A spouse is not obliged to comply with the demand of the other spouse to create the union if the demand constitutes an abuse of their right or if the marriage has broken down.

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