Bonds of affinity derive from marriage.
Civil Code
2015 English source edition · Current applicability not established.
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Article 499
Affinity · Preserved transcription; page attribution imported from the source collection. Verify against the original.
A bond of affinity exists, in the direct line, between a person and the ascendants or descendants of his spouse.
In the collateral line, it exists between a person and the collaterals of his spouse.