CHAPTER ONE CONCLUSION OF MARRIAGE
Section 1. General
Article 1. – Various Forms of Marriage.
1) Marriage may be
concluded before an officer of civil status.
2) Notwithstanding the provision of Sub-Article (1) of this Article, marriage may be concluded in accordance with the religion or custom of the future spouses.
Article 2. – Marriage Concluded before an Officer of Civil
Status.
Marriage shall be deemed to be concluded before an officer
of civil status when a man and a woman have appeared before an officer of civil
status for the purpose of concluding marriage and the officer of civil status
has accepted their respective consent.
Article 3. – Religious Marriage.
Religious marriage shall take place when a man and a woman
have performed such acts or rites as deemed to constitute a valid marriage by
their religion or the religion of one of them.
Article 4. – Marriage According to Custom.
Marriage according to custom shall take place when a man and
a woman have performed such rites as deemed to constitute a valid marriage by
the custom of the community in which they live or by the custom of the
community to which they belong or to which one of them belongs.
Article 5. – Marriage Celebrated Abroad.
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