A contract of betrothal shall be of no effect unless it is made in the presence of two witnesses for the future bridegroom and two witnesses for the future bride.
Civil Code
2015 English source edition · Current applicability not established.
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Article 510
Witnesses · Preserved transcription; page attribution imported from the source collection. Verify against the original.
One of the witnesses for the bridegroom and one of the witnesses for the bride may have the character of principal witness.