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Book 1 · General part  ›  Title 2 · Suspension, suspension of expiry and recommencement of the limitation period › Section 207

Suspension of limitation for reasons of family relationship and similar reasons

(1) The limitation of claims between spouses is suspended for as long as the marriage continues. The same applies to claims between

1.  life partners for as long as the life partnership exists,

2.  the child, and

a)  the child’s parents or

b)  the spouse or life partner of one parent,

until the child attains the age of 21,

3.  a guardian and the ward, for the duration of the guardianship,

4.  a person placed under the care of a custodian and the custodian, for the duration of a care relationship, and

5.  a person subject to curatorship and the curator, for the duration of the curatorship.

The limitation of claims of a child against a legal adviser in litigation proceedings is suspended during the period when the latter is acting as a legal adviser.

(2) Section 208 remains unaffected.

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