The Marriage and Family Code, article 12, states that marriage is a voluntary union of man and woman, concluded under the procedure and conditions and in accordance with the requirements of the law, that its purpose is the founding of a family and that it gives rise to mutual rights and duties for the parties.
Conformément à l'article 12 de ce Code, le mariage est l'union volontaire de l'homme et de la femme, conclue conformément aux modalités et aux exigences prescrites par la loi, et en vue de créer une famille. Il donne lieu à des droits et obligations réciproques.