A settlement contract may be made to create, to modify or to extinguish legal obligations.
Civil Code
2015 English source edition · Current applicability not established.
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Article 2712
Matters Subject to Settlement · Preserved transcription; page attribution imported from the source collection. Verify against the original.
No settlement contract may be made with respect to the status or capacity of persons or to other matters contrary to public policy.